sarcastic
Americanadjective
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characterized by sarcasm
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given to the use of sarcasm
Related Words
See cynical.
Other Word Forms
- quasi-sarcastic adjective
- quasi-sarcastically adverb
- sarcastically adverb
- sarcasticalness noun
- sarcasticness noun
- supersarcastic adjective
- supersarcastically adverb
- unsarcastic adjective
- unsarcastical adjective
- unsarcastically adverb
Etymology
Origin of sarcastic
First recorded in 1685–95; sarc(asm) + -astic, on the model of enthusiasm ( def. ): enthusiastic ( def. ); -ic ( def. )
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Example Sentences
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I wrote a pilot script, but Ray didn’t like the title I suggested based on his brother’s sarcastic remark.
Yet its mechanics are felt in ways both affectionate and sarcastic.
From New York Times
"Chicken legs are LE90, but even chicken bones are sold now - and the feet cost just 20," she adds with a sarcastic laugh.
From BBC
On Graham’s post, an Instagram user dismissed Grant’s supposed attitude as him “being a funny, sarcastic Brit.”
From Los Angeles Times
The usually smart-mouthed, sarcastic Ellie is oddly quiet and pensive, presumably because she just hacked a man to death back at the creepy cult lodge.
From Los Angeles Times
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