adj.
Pronunciation: sär- ' dä-nik
Function: adjective
Etymology: French sardonique, from Greek sardonios
Date: 1638
: disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking <a sardonic comment>
synonyms see SARCASTIC
– sar · don · i · cal · ly \ -ni-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb