Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as sardonic.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Sardonic.

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Examples

  • His sardonian laugh chilled the marquis in the marrow.

    The Grey Cloak Harold MacGrath 1901

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  • (n.) one who flatters with deadly intent

    October 6, 2008

  • Not to be confused with Sardinian.

    October 6, 2008