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sar⋅cas⋅tic

  [sahr-kas-tik]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
2. using or given to the use of sarcasm: to be sarcastic about ambition.
Also, sar⋅cas⋅ti⋅cal.

Origin:
1685–95; sarc(asm) + -astic

Related forms:
sar⋅cas⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
sar⋅cas⋅tic⋅ness, sar⋅cas⋅ti⋅cal⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. biting, cutting, mordant, bitter, derisive, ironic, sardonic. See cynical.
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sar·cas·tic   (sär-kās'tĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Expressing or marked by sarcasm.
  2. Given to using sarcasm.

[sarc(asm) + -astic, as in enthusiastic.]
sar·cas'ti·cal·ly adv.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean having or marked by a feeling of bitterness and a biting or cutting quality. Sarcastic suggests sharp taunting and ridicule that wounds: "a deserved reputation for sarcastic, acerbic and uninhibited polemics" (Burke Marshall).
Ironic implies a subtler form of mockery in which an intended meaning is conveyed obliquely: "a man of eccentric charm, ironic humor, and—above all—profound literary genius" (Jonathan Kirsch).
Caustic means corrosive and bitingly trenchant: "The caustic jokes ... deal with such diverse matters as political assassination, talk-show hosts, medical ethics" (Frank Rich).
Satirical implies exposure, especially of vice or folly, to ridicule: "on the surface a satirical look at commercial radio, but also a study of the misuse of telecommunications" (Richard Harrington).
Sardonic is associated with scorn, derision, mockery, and often cynicism: "He was proud, sardonic, harsh to inferiority of every description" (Charlotte Brontë).
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Sarcastic

Sar*cas"tic\, Sarcastical \Sar*cas"tic*al\, a. Expressing, or expressed by, sarcasm; characterized by, or of the nature of, sarcasm; given to the use of sarcasm; bitterly satirical; scornfully severe; taunting.

What a fierce and sarcastic reprehension would this have drawn from the friendship of the world! --South.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Sarcastic
Spanish: sarcástico,
German: sarkastisch,
Japanese: 皮肉な
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