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sarcastic — SARCÁSTIC, Ă, sarcastici, ce, adj. (Adesea adverbial) Plin de sarcasm, batjocoritor, caustic, usturător. – Din fr. sarcastique. Trimis de andreeadima, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 SARCÁSTIC adj. 1. satiric, (livr.) acrimonios, (înv.) satiricesc,… … Dicționar Român
sarcastic — sarcastic, *satiric, ironic, sardonic can mean having or manifesting bitterness and power to cut or sting. A person, a mood, a remark, or an expression is sarcastic when he or it manifests an intent to inflict pain by deriding, taunting, or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sarcastic — [sär kas′tik] adj. 1. of, having the nature of, or characterized by sarcasm; sneering, caustic, cutting, etc. 2. using, or fond of using, sarcasm sarcastically adv. SYN. SARCASTIC implies intent to hurt by taunting with mocking ridicule, veiled… … English World dictionary
Sarcastic — Sar*cas tic, Sarcastical Sar*cas tic*al, a. Expressing, or expressed by, sarcasm; characterized by, or of the nature of, sarcasm; given to the use of sarcasm; bitterly satirical; scornfully severe; taunting. [1913 Webster] What a fierce and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sarcastic — index bitter (reproachful), cynical, incisive, insolent, ironic, offensive (offending), trenchant … Law dictionary
sarcastic — [adj] nasty, mocking in speech acerb, acerbic, acid, acrimonious, arrogant, austere, backhanded, biting, bitter, brusque, captious, carping, caustic, chaffing, contemptuous, contumelious, corrosive, cussed*, cutting, cynical, derisive,… … New thesaurus
sarcastic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt. DERIVATIVES sarcastically adverb … English terms dictionary
sarcastic — 01. I don t really like talking to him. He s always so [sarcastic]. 02. I get annoyed with people who are [sarcastic] because I never know if they are telling the truth. 03. How kind of you! she said [sarcastically] when he let the door slam in… … Grammatical examples in English
sarcastic — adjective Date: 1695 1. having the character of sarcasm < sarcastic criticism > 2. given to the use of sarcasm ; caustic < a sarcastic critic > • sarcastically adverb Synonyms: sarcastic, satiric … New Collegiate Dictionary
sarcastic — sar|cas|tic [sa:ˈkæstık US sa:r ] adj saying things that are the opposite of what you mean, in order to make an unkind joke or to show that you are annoyed ▪ Was she being sarcastic? sarcastic remark/comment/question ▪ He can t help making… … Dictionary of contemporary English
