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

“Even if the texts are authentic, they clearly read as self-deprecating and satirical humor,” he wrote.

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Those Hollywood masters could handily juggle the sweet, sour and satirical and, in Wilder’s case, even leave you believing in a happy ending.

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In order to make that payout, Jones was being forced to sell his Infowars media company to the satirical news site The Onion.

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But in the foyer, they explained the whole scene for me in their own satirical way.

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

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Related Words

• biting 
• caustic 
• incisive 
• mordant 
• sarcastic 
• sardonic 
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