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sarcastic
[ sahr-kas-tik ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm:
a sarcastic reply.
- using or given to the use of sarcasm:
His business failures made him sarcastic about other people's ventures.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
sarcastic
/ ɑːˈæɪ /
adjective
- characterized by sarcasm
- given to the use of sarcasm
Derived Forms
- ˈپ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·t·· adverb
- ·t·Ա ·t··Ա noun
- ܲȴ-·t adjective
- quasi-·t·· adverb
- p··t adjective
- super··t·· adverb
- ܲȴ·t adjective
- ܲȴ·t· adjective
- un·t·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of sarcastic1
Compare Meanings
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Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The site has been rapidly manufacturing memes and sarcastic captions to capitalize — unrestrained by any tariffs — on a hot international export, namely jokes at the expense of the United States and its tariff-loving president.
While talking about his sophomore album, “Kansas Anymore,” Pillsbury suddenly lost his train of thought and, through his phone’s camera, a panicked smile takes over his typically sarcastic composure.
In a television interview last weekend, the US president admitted that when he promised to end the war in a day, he was "being a little bit sarcastic".
“Well, I was being a little bit sarcastic when I said that,” Trump said in an interview for the television program “Full Measure,” a clip of which was released ahead of its Sunday broadcast.
But Trump’s arrival at changing the name to the Gulf of America retains none of the jocular tinge of Colbert’s sarcastic suggestion.
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