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   sardonic

   /sɑːˈdɒnɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. grimly mocking or cynical: "Starkey attempted a sardonic smile"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French sardonique, earlier sardonien, via Latin from Greek sardonios ‘of Sardinia’, alteration of sardanios, used by Homer to describe bitter or scornful laughter.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sardonically adverb
   • 2. sardonicism noun

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   What is a synonym for sardonic?

   • Among the usual synonyms for sarcastic and sardonic are words that conjure up hurt and pain: caustic, scathing, trenchant, cutting, biting, sharp, acerbic. Sardonic does not have a corresponding noun in modern English, but it does derive from a Latin noun, sardonius, a poisonous plant that grew on the island of Sardinia.

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   What is a sardonic drawl?

   • It was a distinctive sardonic drawl, made for expressing disappointment, judgment, and a feline mixture of malice and pleasure. This woman is a piece of work: disorganized, sailor-mouthed, given to self-destructive promiscuity and addictive behavior, but also curious, sardonic, and scary smart. Even a whiff of the sardonic would be refreshing.

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   How do you describe a sardonic person?

   • If you describe someone as sardonic, you mean their attitude to people or things is humorous but rather critical. ...a big, sardonic man, who intimidated his students. ...a sardonic sense of humour. He grinned sardonically and bowed towards her. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   Where does the word sardonic come from?

   • Sardonic comes from the Greek adjective Sardonios, which actually describes a plant from a place called Sardinia that supposedly made your face contort into a horrible grin...right before you died from its poison. The Greeks used sardonic for laughter, but we only use it when someone's humor is also mocking or ironic. "Sardonic."

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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.

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   Definition of sardonic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. showing that you think that you are better than other people and do not take them seriously synonym mocking. He looked at her with sardonic amusement. Her voice had a sardonic, mocking tone that frightened Connie.

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   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.

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    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.