Sardonic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Scornfully or cynically mocking. See Synonyms at sarcastic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Scornfully mocking or cynical.
  • adj. Disdainfully or ironically humorous.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety.
  • adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Apparently but not really proceeding from gaiety; forced: said of a laugh or smile.
  • Bitterly ironical; sarcastic; derisive and malignant; sneering: now the usual meaning.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking
  • Equivalent
    Cross Reference
    laugh   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    forced    unnatural    insincere    ridiculing   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ionic    Masonic    Miltonic    Napoleonic    Panasonic    Platonic    allophonic    avionic    bubonic    catatonic   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    wry    ironic    sarcastic    derisive    disdainful    sly    smug    supercilious    humorous    incredulous