About The Word Sardonic
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Sardonic
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What's The Definition Of Sardonic?
[adj] disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sardonic: sarcastic | wry Related Terms | Find terms related to Sardonic: See Also | Sardonic In Webster's Dictionary \Sar*don"ic\, a. [F. sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. ?,
?, perhaps fr. ? to grin like a dog, or from a certain plant
of Sardinia, Gr. ?, which was said to screw up the face of
the eater.]
Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking,
malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh,
smile, or some facial semblance of gayety.
Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still, And
grief is forced to laugh against her will. --Sir H.
Wotton.
The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody
ruffian. --Burke.
{Sardonic grin} or {laugh}, an old medical term for a
spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving it
an appearance of laughter.
\Sar*don"ic\, a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis. |
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