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Word entry · 9 letters

sarcastic

Best crossword clue

"Cuttingly ironic"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /sɑːˈkæs.tɪk/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aaccirsstStarts with SEnds with C1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Using sharp or mocking irony.

Word origin

Either from sarcasm + -astic or from French sarcastique, from French sarcasme, from Late Latin sarcasmus, ultimately from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós, “sarcasm”), itself from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, literally “meat, flesh”).

Used in a sentence

  • a sarcastic quip
  • the teacher's sarcastic tone
  • He smiled to himself, and threw a glance of fine sarcastic meaning towards Hepzibah.

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

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