† sarcasmicaladj.
Obsolete. rare.
Sarcastic.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [adjective]
satiric1509
satirien1509
satiricala1529
ironical1536
dry1542
Lucianical1561
satirial1579
sardonian1586
ironized1596
sarcasmical1602
ironic1614
Sardinian?1615
sardoin1633
sardonic1638
sarcastical1641
sardan1649
sarcasmous1663
sarcastic1695
witty1700
sarcasmatical1716
caustic1771
nippit1808
Lucianic1820
sardonican1837
quippy1859
sardonical1859
quipsome1881
sarky1912
Lucianesque1969
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > sarcasm > [adjective]
dry1542
sarcasmical1602
sarcastical1641
sarcasmous1663
sarcastic1695
sarcasmatical1716
nippy1859
sarky1912
1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law ii. 26 The Graecians did allow such taunts and biting sarcasmicall speeches.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [adverb]
dryly1430
ironiously1532
ironically1535
satirically1590
Lucianically1592
sarcastically1647
sarcasmically1658
sarcasmatically1716
sardonically1842
caustically1850
to put, or speak with, one's tongue in one's cheek1928
sarkily1967
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > sarcasm > [adverb]
dryly1430
sarcastically1647
sarcasmically1658
sarcasmatically1716
sarkily1967
1658 J. Jones tr. Ovid Invective against Ibis 42 It is inhumane sarcasmically to insult over a captive as a Cat over a Mouse.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [adjective]
satiric1509
satirien1509
satiricala1529
ironical1536
dry1542
Lucianical1561
satirial1579
sardonian1586
ironized1596
sarcasmical1602
ironic1614
Sardinian?1615
sardoin1633
sardonic1638
sarcastical1641
sardan1649
sarcasmous1663
sarcastic1695
witty1700
sarcasmatical1716
caustic1771
nippit1808
Lucianic1820
sardonican1837
quippy1859
sardonical1859
quipsome1881
sarky1912
Lucianesque1969
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > sarcasm > [adjective]
dry1542
sarcasmical1602
sarcastical1641
sarcasmous1663
sarcastic1695
sarcasmatical1716
nippy1859
sarky1912
1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. ii. 116 So say the Wicked—and will you Make that Sarcasmous Scandal true?
a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. ii. §124 98 When he gets a sarcasmous Paper against the Crown, well backed with Authority.
a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. iii. §36. 144 A sarcasmous Reflection on the House of Commons itself.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
<
adj.1602