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