transcription, транскрипция: [ sɑ:ˈdɔnɪk ]
adj. 1 grimly jocular. 2 (of laughter etc.) bitterly mocking or cynical. øøsardonically adv. sardonicism n. [F sardonique, earlier sardonien f. L sardonius f. Gk sardonios of Sardinia, alt. of sardanios Homeric epithet of bitter or scornful laughter]