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sarcastic

[sahr-kas-tik] Origin

sar·cas·tic

[sahr-kas-tik]
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

sar·cas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
sar·cas·tic·ness, sar·cas·ti·cal·ness, noun
qua·si-sar·cas·tic, adjective
qua·si-sar·cas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
su·per·sar·cas·tic, adjective
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su·per·sar·cas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
un·sar·cas·tic, adjective
un·sar·cas·ti·cal, adjective
un·sar·cas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE


2. biting, cutting, mordant, bitter, derisive, ironic, sardonic. See cynical.

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sarcastic (sɑːˈkæstɪk)
 
adj
1.  characterized by sarcasm
2.  given to the use of sarcasm
 
sar'castically
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

sarcastic
1690s, from sarcasm. Related: Sarcastically.
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