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sardonic
sar·don·ic S0090600 (sär-dŏn′ĭk)adj.1. Scornfully or cynically mocking: a sardonic sense of humor.2. Given to making sardonic remarks: "He was proud, sardonic, harsh to inferiority of every description" (Charlotte Brontë).
[French sardonique, from Greek sardonios, alteration of sardanios; perhaps akin to sesērenai, to show the teeth, grin mockingly.]
sar·don′i·cal·ly adv.sar·don′i·cism (-ĭ-sĭz′əm) n.sardonic (sɑːˈdɒnɪk) or sardonicaladjcharacterized by irony, mockery, or derision[C17: from French sardonique, from Latin sardonius, from Greek sardonios derisive, literally: of Sardinia, alteration of Homeric sardanios scornful (laughter or smile)] sarˈdonically adv sarˈdonicism nsar•don•ic (sɑrˈdɒn ɪk)
adj. characterized by scornful derision or bitter irony; mocking; cynical: a sardonic grin. [1630–40; alter. of earlier sardonian (influenced by French sardonique) < Latin sardoni(us) (< Greek sardónios of Sardinia) + -an1; alluding to a Sardinian plant which when eaten was supposed to produce convulsive laughter ending in death] sar•don′i•cal•ly, adv. sar•don′i•cism, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sardonic - disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edmansarcastic - expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds |
sardonicadjective mocking, cynical, dry, bitter, sneering, jeering, malicious, wry, sarcastic, derisive, ironical, mordant, mordacious a sardonic sense of humoursardonicadjectiveMarked by or displaying contemptuous mockery of the motives or virtues of others:cynic, cynical, ironic, ironical, wry.Translationssardonic
sardonic [sahr-don´ik] denoting a kind of spasmodic or satanic grin or involuntary smile; see risus sardonicus.sardonic
Synonyms for sardonicadj mockingSynonyms- mocking
- cynical
- dry
- bitter
- sneering
- jeering
- malicious
- wry
- sarcastic
- derisive
- ironical
- mordant
- mordacious
Synonyms for sardonicadj marked by or displaying contemptuous mockery of the motives or virtues of othersSynonyms- cynic
- cynical
- ironic
- ironical
- wry
Words related to sardonicadj disdainfully or ironically humorousRelated Words |