satiricaladj.

Brit.

/səˈtɪrᵻkl/, U.S.

/səˈtɪrək(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s saturicall, 1500s–1600s satericall, 1500s–1600s satiricall, 1500s–1600s satyricall, 1500s–1800s satyrical, 1500s– satirical, 1600s saterical, 1600s satirycall, 1600s s'terical, 1700s satyracal.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin satiricus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin satiricus satiric adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier satiric adj. and the foreign-language forms cited at that entry.

1. Of or relating to a satire; writing or producing satires; using satire as a means of exposing and criticizing prevailing immorality or foolishness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [adjective]

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [adjective] > satiric

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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > satire > [adjective]

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a1529 J. Skelton Poems against Garnesche in Poet Wks. (1843) I. 130 If thow war aquentyd with alle The famous poettes saturicall.

1576 G. Gascoigne Steele Glas sig. Biii^v (margin) Satyrical Poetry is somtimes rauished by vayne Delight.

1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Gen. Argt. ⁋3 For eyther they [sc. eclogues] be Plaintive,..or Recreative,..or Moral, which for the most part be mixed with some Satyrical bitternesse.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 108 Attella, whence were the old satyricall Comedies, which were full of baudery, and were called Attellane.

1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 6 Nor was the Satyricall sharpnesse, or naked plainnes of Lucilius, or Catullus, or Flaccus, by any order prohibited.

1738 E. Chambers Cycl. (ed. 2) (at cited word) The Dutch have been charged with satyrical prints, and medals; which have sometimes cost them dear.

1756 J. Warton Ess. on Pope I. iii. 190 Dante wrote his sublime and original poem, which is a kind of satirical Epic.

1827 New Monthly Mag. 21 530/2 There is one class which has never been exposed to the lash of the satirical novelist.

1847 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) III. 427 Satirical songs were sung against Johann Rode.

1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times IV. lxvii. 536 It has some of the brightest and bitterest satirical passages in the literature of our time.

1903 W. B. Maxwell Fabulous Fancies 123 It was a novel, a light satirical thing,..and it was a roaring success.

1974 European Paintings (Worcester Art Mus.) 61 The inscriptions emphasize the satirical aspect of the design.

1993 Spy (N.Y.) Apr. 71/2 ‘Slick Times’ is America's premiere presidential lampoon. Features leading caricaturists and satirical writers.

2005 R. Fraser Story of Brit. (2006) 744 With satirical TV shows such as That Was the Week that Was, and the satirical magazine Private Eye,..people in public life could no longer expect to escape criticism.

2. Characterized by a sarcastically critical or mocking attitude to a person, situation, etc., esp. one viewed as foolish or immoral; expressing criticism in a sarcastic or mocking way. Sometimes overlapping with sense 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [adjective] > disposed to

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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > satire > [adjective] > that satirizes

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1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. B3^v In this Satyricall humor smiling at his owne conceipts, hee tooke his pipe in his hand.

1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. T2 The satyricallest confuters.

1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 115 Certainly he that hath a Satyricall vaine, as he maketh others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of others memory.

1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer iii. i O law! Mr. Granger, you're so strangely s'terical, I belieue you laugh at us all behind our backs.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 368 Sometimes a satyrical temper broke out too much.

1727 J. Swift Let. to very Young Lady in Misc. II. 323 The satyrical part of mankind will needs believe, that it is not impossible, to be very fine [in dress] and very filthy.

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. i. ii. 11 ‘To educate them himself,’ answered my mother, with a sort of satirical gravity.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits i. 23 He [sc. Carlyle] took despairing or satirical views of literature at this moment.

1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch I. ii. xxi. 378 She was not coldly clever and indirectly satirical, but adorably simple and full of feeling.

1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 3/1 ‘Bring in the afters’ is a common satirical remark in poor Devonshire houses, especially when there are no ‘afters’ to follow.

1978 E. Blishen Sorry, Dad III. iii. 114 Stationing himself at a window, he would wax more and more satirical and sarcastic about what he could see of the Boltons' domestic arrangements.

2005 H. Mantel Beyond Black iii. 52 Her telephone manner was cold and faintly satirical.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	satirical
释义	satiricaladj. Brit. /səˈtɪrᵻkl/, U.S. /səˈtɪrək(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s saturicall, 1500s–1600s satericall, 1500s–1600s satiricall, 1500s–1600s satyricall, 1500s–1800s satyrical, 1500s– satirical, 1600s saterical, 1600s satirycall, 1600s s'terical, 1700s satyracal. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin satiricus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin satiricus satiric adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier satiric adj. and the foreign-language forms cited at that entry. 1. Of or relating to a satire; writing or producing satires; using satire as a means of exposing and criticizing prevailing immorality or foolishness. 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 society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [adjective] > satiric satiric1509 satiricala1529 satirial1579 squibbing1647 Pasquinian1796 pasquillic1833 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > satire > [adjective] satiric1509 satirien1509 satiricala1529 satirial1579 a1529 J. Skelton Poems against Garnesche in Poet Wks. (1843) I. 130 If thow war aquentyd with alle The famous poettes saturicall. 1576 G. Gascoigne Steele Glas sig. Biii^v (margin) Satyrical Poetry is somtimes rauished by vayne Delight. 1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Gen. Argt. ⁋3 For eyther they [sc. eclogues] be Plaintive,..or Recreative,..or Moral, which for the most part be mixed with some Satyrical bitternesse. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 108 Attella, whence were the old satyricall Comedies, which were full of baudery, and were called Attellane. 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 6 Nor was the Satyricall sharpnesse, or naked plainnes of Lucilius, or Catullus, or Flaccus, by any order prohibited. 1738 E. Chambers Cycl. (ed. 2) (at cited word) The Dutch have been charged with satyrical prints, and medals; which have sometimes cost them dear. 1756 J. Warton Ess. on Pope I. iii. 190 Dante wrote his sublime and original poem, which is a kind of satirical Epic. 1827 New Monthly Mag. 21 530/2 There is one class which has never been exposed to the lash of the satirical novelist. 1847 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) III. 427 Satirical songs were sung against Johann Rode. 1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times IV. lxvii. 536 It has some of the brightest and bitterest satirical passages in the literature of our time. 1903 W. B. Maxwell Fabulous Fancies 123 It was a novel, a light satirical thing,..and it was a roaring success. 1974 European Paintings (Worcester Art Mus.) 61 The inscriptions emphasize the satirical aspect of the design. 1993 Spy (N.Y.) Apr. 71/2 ‘Slick Times’ is America's premiere presidential lampoon. Features leading caricaturists and satirical writers. 2005 R. Fraser Story of Brit. (2006) 744 With satirical TV shows such as That Was the Week that Was, and the satirical magazine Private Eye,..people in public life could no longer expect to escape criticism. 2. Characterized by a sarcastically critical or mocking attitude to a person, situation, etc., esp. one viewed as foolish or immoral; expressing criticism in a sarcastic or mocking way. Sometimes overlapping with sense 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [adjective] > disposed to ironical1582 satirical1589 satiric1596 ironic1674 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > satire > [adjective] > that satirizes satirical1589 satiric1596 satirizing1659 1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. B3^v In this Satyricall humor smiling at his owne conceipts, hee tooke his pipe in his hand. 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. T2 The satyricallest confuters. 1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 115 Certainly he that hath a Satyricall vaine, as he maketh others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of others memory. 1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer iii. i O law! Mr. Granger, you're so strangely s'terical, I belieue you laugh at us all behind our backs. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 368 Sometimes a satyrical temper broke out too much. 1727 J. Swift Let. to very Young Lady in Misc. II. 323 The satyrical part of mankind will needs believe, that it is not impossible, to be very fine [in dress] and very filthy. 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. i. ii. 11 ‘To educate them himself,’ answered my mother, with a sort of satirical gravity. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits i. 23 He [sc. Carlyle] took despairing or satirical views of literature at this moment. 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch I. ii. xxi. 378 She was not coldly clever and indirectly satirical, but adorably simple and full of feeling. 1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 3/1 ‘Bring in the afters’ is a common satirical remark in poor Devonshire houses, especially when there are no ‘afters’ to follow. 1978 E. Blishen Sorry, Dad III. iii. 114 Stationing himself at a window, he would wax more and more satirical and sarcastic about what he could see of the Boltons' domestic arrangements. 2005 H. Mantel Beyond Black iii. 52 Her telephone manner was cold and faintly satirical. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1529
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