SARDONIC


Meaning of SARDONIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sär-ˈdä-nik ]

adjective

Etymology: French sardonique, from Greek sardonios

Date: 1638

: disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking

a sardonic comment

his sardonic expression

Synonyms: see sarcastic

• sar·don·i·cal·ly -ni-k(ə-)lē adverb

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