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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. In rhetoric, polite irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.

Wiktionary

  1. n. Polite irony; a genteel and ingenious manner of deriding another.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Rhet.) Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.

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  • jmjarmstrong JM prides himself on his ability to craft almost imperceptible asteisms that are models of propriety and correctness. Jul 31, 2010

  • whichbe An ingeniously polite insult. May 16, 2008

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‘asteism’ has been looked up 1873 times, added to 13 lists, commented on 2 times, and has a Scrabble score of 9.