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Meaning of 'sardonic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sardonic [ a.]
- Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety.
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.

Meaning of 'sardonic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sardonic [ s]
Meaning (1):
- disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking
Example in sentence:
  • a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing;
  • his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists

Nearby Words:

sarabaite saraband saracen saracenic saracenical sarasin saraswati sarcasm sarcasmous sarcastic

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