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sarcastic

Sometimes ··پ·

[sahr-kas-tik]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm.

    a sarcastic reply.

  2. using or given to the use of sarcasm.

    His business failures made him sarcastic about other people's ventures.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,


sarcastic

/ ɑːˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. characterized by sarcasm

  2. given to the use of sarcasm

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • sarcastically adverb
  • sarcasticness noun
  • sarcasticalness noun
  • quasi-sarcastic adjective
  • quasi-sarcastically adverb
  • supersarcastic adjective
  • supersarcastically adverb
  • unsarcastic adjective
  • unsarcastical adjective
  • unsarcastically adverb
  • ˈپ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sarcastic1

First recorded in 1685–95; sarc(asm) + -astic, on the model of enthusiasm ( def. ): enthusiastic ( def. ); -ic ( def. )
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Synonym Study

See cynical.
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Example Sentences

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Ms Geraedts believes rarebit became popular due to Wales' connection to cheese-making, despite its name being a sarcastic "patronising" English joke.

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When you make a sarcastic joke to a new friend, observe their nonverbal cues, says Bonfil.

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Her pieces operate on three levels: the superficial, the sarcastic and, buried deep beneath those, an outrage that she holds tight to her chest.

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Though they all slot into known archetypes — the steely yet vulnerable “final girl,” the condescending jock, the sarcastic pal, the kooky yet intuitive bestie — they’re all fully formed characters, sardonic and self-aware.

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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.

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