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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


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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