n.1 a bitter or wounding remark.
2 a taunt, esp. one ironically worded.
3 language consisting of such remarks.
4 the faculty of using this.
Derivatives:
sarcastic adj. sarcastically adv.
Etymology: F sarcasme or f. LL sarcasmus f. late Gk sarkasmos f. Gk sarkazo tear flesh, in late Gk gnash the teeth, speak bitterly f. sarx sarkos flesh