sarcastic

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  1. adjective Expressing or marked by sarcasm.
  2. adjective Given to using sarcasm.
  3. Syntax Note
    Synonyms: sarcastic, ironic, caustic, satirical, sardonic
    These adjectives mean having or marked by a feeling of bitterness and a biting or cutting quality. Sarcastic suggests sharp taunting and ridicule that wounds: "a deserved reputation for sarcastic, acerbic and uninhibited polemics” (Burke Marshall).
    Ironic implies a subtler form of mockery in which an intended meaning is conveyed obliquely: "a man of eccentric charm, ironic humor, and—above all—profound literary genius” (Jonathan Kirsch).
    Caustic means corrosive and bitingly trenchant: "The caustic jokes ... deal with such diverse matters as political assassination, talk-show hosts, medical ethics” (Frank Rich).
    Satirical implies exposure, especially of vice or folly, to ridicule: "on the surface a satirical look at commercial radio, but also a study of the misuse of telecommunications” (Richard Harrington).
    Sardonic is associated with scorn, derision, mockery, and often cynicism: "He was proud, sardonic, harsh to inferiority of every description” (Charlotte Brontë).

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  • Scuba classes are a real benefit when you get into the business world (* sarcastic*).
  • Interesting - and I'm not being sarcastic, here: it is interesting, and I've had to do the same thing myself - how five minutes of conversation turns into —  RedState
  • The problem is while you know you are being sarcastic, and I know you are being sarcastic, if the babe knew you were being sarcastic, she would be smart enough not to have said what she said to begin with. —  Dvorak Uncensored
  • Whereas Edward is funny and sarcastic, always making light-hearted jokes, Jacob is just plain rude. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Yes I was kidding, sarcastic, and very mad at the HOF. —  Brunmarde.com
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contemptuous ·  ironical ·  cynical ·  humorous ·  malicious ·  playful ·  caustic ·  bitter ·  disdainful ·  spiteful ·  derisive ·  supercilious
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. sarc(asm) + -astic, as in enthusiastic.

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  1. from French sarcastique = Spanish sarcástico = Portuguese Italian sarcastico (?), from Greek *σαρκασ, σ1τικός, sarcastic, from σαρκάζειν, sneer: see sarcasm.
 

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