Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a satirical manner; with sarcastic or witty treatment.
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- adverb In a
satiric manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a satirical manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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The majority of the council's panel thus felt the song used the word satirically and not in a hateful manner.
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The majority of the council's panel felt the song used the word satirically and not in a hateful manner.
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The council released its review decision Wednesday, saying the majority of the council's panel felt the song used the word satirically and not in a hateful manner.
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The council released its review decision Wednesday, saying the majority of the council's panel felt the song used the word satirically and not in a hateful manner.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The majority of the council's panel felt the song used the word satirically and not in a hateful manner.
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The majority of the council's panel felt the song used the word satirically and not in a hateful manner.
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The council released its review decision overnight, saying the majority of the council's panel felt the song used the word satirically and not in a hateful manner.
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Defoe used the expression satirically, but how well it suited the minds of many pious persons, ranging all the way from bishops to humble laymen, who could see nothing in the theatre excepting the prospective flames of the infernal regions.
The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Edward Robins 1902
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Mr. Clemens apparently remembered only the name satirically conferred upon him by Edgar Allan
Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete Albert Bigelow Paine 1899
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Mr. Clemens apparently remembered only the name satirically conferred upon him by Edgar Allan
Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume III, Part 2: 1907-1910 Albert Bigelow Paine 1899
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