SARDONIC


Meaning of SARDONIC in English

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

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