satirical

Also sa·tir·ic

[suh-tir-i-kuhl]

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire.

   satirical novels.

   Synonyms: acid, biting, mordant, cutting, ironical, sardonic

2. indulging in or given to satire.

   a satirical poet.

satirical

/ səˈtɪrɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or containing satire

2. given to the use of satire

Other Word Forms

• satirically adverb
• satiricalness noun
• nonsatiric adjective
• nonsatirical adjective
• nonsatirically adverb
• nonsatiricalness noun
• pseudosatirical adjective
• pseudosatirically adverb
• quasi-satirical adjective
• quasi-satirically adverb
• semisatiric adjective
• semisatirical adjective
• semisatirically adverb
• subsatiric adjective
• subsatirical adjective
• subsatirically adverb
• subsatiricalness noun
• unsatiric adjective
• unsatirical adjective
• unsatirically adverb
• unsatiricalness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of satirical¹

First recorded in 1520–30; from Late Latin satiric(us) (from satir(a) satire + -icus -ic ) + -al ¹

Synonym Study

See cynical.

Example Sentences

Introduced at the Zurich Film Festival a couple of weekends ago, she appeared fleetingly in a two-minute satirical video.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Questions were also raised about content in Mr Murley's Loosest Goose feature, a satirical radio segment that included innuendo and was said to breach BBC guidelines.

Read more on BBC

“The Office” actor and comedian Zach Woods also slammed the festival in a satirical video posted Wednesday on Instagram.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

While some of that language must be required by an exhausted legal team behind the scenes, the long-running satirical cartoon is known for pressing hot-button topics and rapidly churning out searing parodies.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

“The FCC’s regulatory authority over broadcast licenses was never intended to serve as a weapon to silence criticism or punish satirical commentary,” the senators wrote.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• biting 
• caustic 
• incisive 
• mordant 
• sarcastic 
• sardonic 
• satiric www.thesaurus.com