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51sardonicism — sardonic ► ADJECTIVE ▪ grimly mocking or cynical. DERIVATIVES sardonically adverb sardonicism noun. ORIGIN French sardonique, from Greek sardonios of Sardinia , alteration of sardanios, used by Homer to describe bitter or scornful laughter …
52Shiva Naipaul — (25 February 1945 – 13 August 1985), born Shivadhar Srivinasa Naipaul in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, was a Trinidadian and British novelist and journalist.Shiva Naipaul was the younger brother of novelist V. S. Naipaul. He went first to… …
53sarcastic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. scornful, contemptuous, withering, cynical, satiric, ironical, sardonic. See ridicule, disrespect. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. scornful, mocking, ironical, snide, satirical, taunting, severe,… …
54sarcastic — 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… …
55Water dropwort — This article is about the plant genus Oenanthe. For the bird genus Oenanthe, see wheatear. This article is about the plants in the Apiaceae family. For the plant in the Rosaceae family, see dropwort. Water dropwort Oenanthe aquatica …
56Sardonicism — (connected with guffaw ) characterizes as distinct from Sarcasm not a contumely or bitter, but a ferocious, painful derision.OriginThe aborigines of Sardinia la. Sardoni would kill their elderly and laugh while doing this. This is called sardonic …
57English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
58ironic — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [ Said of events, works, statements, and the like ] Syn. ironical, paradoxical, contradictory, incongruous, satiric, satirical, wry, sardonic, sarcastic, mocking, humorous, facetious, tongue in cheek, ambiguous, double… …
59Disapprobation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disapprobation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disapprobation disapprobation disapproval Sgm: N 1 improbation improbation Sgm: N 1 disesteem disesteem disvaluation displacency Sgm: N 1 odium odium Sgm: N 1 …
60sarcastic — 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 …
