Look up: Sardonic

1. sardonic
   [adj] - disdainfully or ironically humorous
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2. Sardonic
   Sar·don'ic adjective [ French sardonique , Latin sardonius , Greek ..., ..., perhaps from ... to grin like a dog, or from a certain plant of Sardinia , Greek ..., which was said to screw up the face of the eater.] Forced; unnatural; ...
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3. Sardonic
   Sar·don'ic adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.
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4. sardonic
   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, ...
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5. sardonic
   adjective 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
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6. Sardonic
   • (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis. • (a.) Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety.
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