sardonic

[ sahr-don-ik ]

/ sɑrˈdɒn ɪk /

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adjective

characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.

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Origin of sardonic

1630–40; alteration of earlier sardonian (influenced by French sardonique) < Latin sardoni(us) (< Greek sardónios of Sardinia) + -an; alluding to a Sardinian plant which when eaten was supposed to produce convulsive laughter ending in death

SYNONYMS FOR sardonic

biting, mordant, contemptuous.

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OTHER WORDS FROM sardonic

sar·don·i·cal·ly, adverbsar·don·i·cism, nounun·sar·don·ic, adjectiveun·sar·don·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby sardonic

sardine, sardinia, sardinian, sardis, sardius, sardonic, sardonic grin, sardonyx, sardou, saree, sarera bay

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Example sentences from the Web for sardonic

“Louie has a typical day”—that's the log line, sardonic and perfect.
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This is Cheever on Xanax, or maybe lithium, but the voice is still there; sardonic, hilarious, and very much of our time.
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She looked at him with a sardonic smile, plucking a pink wad from the lid of a box of sweetmeats beside her.
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The face of Jesuit Morlet was still, as always, calm and sardonic; he wore a carmagnole jacket and red bonnet.
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"You'll have to catch her first," replied Dr. Bird, a sardonic grin on his face.
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The supper proving satisfactory, she felt at liberty to indulge her one social gift of a sardonic humour.
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And his answer, given with a sudden smile from out of the sardonic redness of his beard: "Id is an Ardt!"
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British Dictionary definitions for sardonic

sardonic

/ (sɑːˈdɒnɪk) /

adjective

characterized by irony, mockery, or derision

Derived forms of sardonic

sardonically, adverbsardonicism, noun

Word Origin for sardonic

C17: from French sardonique, from Latin sardonius, from Greek sardonios derisive, literally: of Sardinia, alteration of Homeric sardanios scornful (laughter or smile)

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sardonic

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