the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of or pertaining to satire; of the nature of satire.
adj. Censorious; severe in language; sarcastic; insulting.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of satire; containing or marked by satire.
Indulging in satire; satirical.
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adj. exposing human folly to ridicule
Word Usage
"The multiplicity of voice and genre in the Roman Rite can be described as satiric, as a gift of difference, whose complexity sets it apart from earlier manipulations of genre."