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adjective
- 1. grimly mocking or cynical: "Starkey attempted a sardonic smile"
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Sardonic means scornful, mocking, or derisive, often with a bitter humor. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Sardonic means humorous in an unkind way that shows you do not respect someone or something. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Sardonic means humorous in an unkind way that shows you do not respect someone or something. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and hear how it sounds.
Sardonic means characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; sneering; cynical; a sardonic grin. Learn the origin, history, and usage of the word sardonic, and compare it with similar and commonly confused words.
If someone is being scornful and mocking in a humorous way, call her sardonic. If you want to write comic sketches for late-night talk shows, work on being sardonic.
adjective. /sɑːˈdɒnɪk/ /sɑːrˈdɑːnɪk/ (disapproving) showing that you think that you are better than other people and do not take them seriously synonym mocking. a sardonic smile. He looked at her with sardonic amusement. Her voice had a sardonic, mocking tone that frightened Connie. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
Sardonic means scornfully or cynically mocking, or given to making sardonic remarks. Learn the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and translations of sardonic from various sources.
