SARDONIC


Meaning of SARDONIC in English

sar ‧ don ‧ ic /sɑːˈdɒnɪk $ sɑːrˈdɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective written

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: sardonique , from Greek sardonios , from sardanios ; influenced by Sardonios 'Sardinian' , because of a plant from Sardinia (an Italian island) which causes the face to twist into a smile ]

showing that you do not have a good opinion of someone or something, and feel that you are better than them:

He looked at her with sardonic amusement.

—sardonically /-kli/ adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.