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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sar•don•ic /sɑrˈdɑnɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by scornful criticism;
mocking bitterly:a sardonic grin.
sar•don•i•cal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sar•don•ic (sär don′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by bitter or scornful derision;
mocking;
cynical;
sneering:a sardonic grin.
- Greek sardónios of Sardinia) + -an; alluding to a Sardinian plant which when eaten was supposed to produce convulsive laughter ending in death
- Latin sardoni(us) (
- alteration of earlier sardonian (influenced by French sardonique) 1630–40
biting, mordant, contemptuous. |