adjective
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of, relating to, or containing satire
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given to the use of satire
Related Words
See cynical.
Other Word Forms
- nonsatiric adjective
- nonsatirical adjective
- nonsatirically adverb
- nonsatiricalness noun
- pseudosatirical adjective
- pseudosatirically adverb
- quasi-satirical adjective
- quasi-satirically adverb
- satirically adverb
- satiricalness noun
- semisatiric adjective
- semisatirical adjective
- semisatirically adverb
- subsatiric adjective
- subsatirical adjective
- subsatirically adverb
- subsatiricalness noun
- unsatiric adjective
- unsatirical adjective
- unsatirically adverb
- unsatiricalness noun
Etymology
Origin of satirical
First recorded in 1520–30; from Late Latin satiric(us) (from satir(a) satire + -icus -ic ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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To make its point, the Future of Life Institute backed a satirical billboard campaign across San Francisco from a fake AI company, Replacement AI, that promises to replace humans in the job market.
"People love to say something is satirical and people are just having fun, people love to just throw that word around," he says.
From BBC
From the poignant title track to the oozing, satirical groove of “Have a Cigar,” the album holds its rightful place as one of the decade’s enduring masterworks.
From Salon
The ad, titled “It’s the most terrible time of the year,” was a satirical take on holiday realities.
From Los Angeles Times
Fierce, comic and sweet by turns, this depiction of struggle and survival in the battle of love against greed is both satirical and deeply serious.
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