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satiric, a. and n.|səˈtɪrɪk|
Forms: 6 satyryke, satyricque, satiricke, 6–8 satyrick, 7 (satericke), satyryck, -ique, 7–8 (9) satyric, 8 satirick, 8– satiric.
[ad. F. satirique, ad. late L. satiricus (a. and n.), f. satira satire n. Cf. Sp. satírico, Pg., It. satirico. (Formerly often confused with satyric.)]
A. adj.
1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of satire; consisting of, or containing satire; that writes or composes satires.
[1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) IV. 177 Oracius þe poete satiricus and liricus.] 1509H. Watson Ship of Fools Prol. (1517) A v b, My boke satyryke I gyue vnto you for example. 1581Sidney Apol. Poetrie (Arb.) 28 The most notable [kinds of poets] bee the Heroick, Lirick,..Satirick, Iambick,..and certaine others. 1611Rich Honest. Age (Percy Soc.) 68 For Satyryck inueyghing at any mans pryuate person, it is farre from my thought. 1613R. Cawdrey Table Alph. (ed. 3), Satericke, belonging to a scoffing verse. 1665Sir T. Herbert Trav. (1677) 215 When so long a fare-well was least thought on, he and his are hewn down, making good that of the Satyric Poet, Ad generum Cereris [etc.]. 1732Swift Let. to Dr. Jenny 8 June, He hath been often engaged in a kind of flirting war of satiric burlesque verse with certain wags both in town and country. 1738Warburton Div. Legat. I. 112 A fabulous and satyric Writer. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. II. 674 Horace, the Roman lyric and satiric poet. 1812Crabbe Tales xix. Convent 163 Satiric novels, poets bold and free. 1852Thackeray Esmond iii. iii, All this comedy was full of bitter satiric strokes against a certain young lady. 1861Wright Ess. on Archæol. II. xxiii. 240 The Latin literature of the thirteenth century..is extremely rich in comic and satiric verse.
†2. Addicted to satire, satirical. Obs.
1627Drayton To H. Reynolds 113 And surely Nashe, though he a Proser were A branch of Lawrell yet deserues to beare, Sharply Satirick was he. 1638Cowley Love's Riddle i. i, Why so Satyrick, Shepherd? I believe You did not learn these Flashes in the Woods. 1729Swift To Dr. Delany, on Libels (end), On me when Dunces are satyrick, I take it for a Panegyrick. 1754J. Shebbeare Matrimony (1766) II. 106 You are satyrick this Morning. 1763J. Brown Poetry & Mus. vii. 139 The Spirit of Sarcasm being once awakened, it would of course proceed from occasional Strokes of Raillery, to the Recital of ridiculous Actions, for the..Entertainment of a lively and satyric People.
B. n.
†1. A writer of satires; a satirist. Obs. rare.
1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) IV. 407 Þere were more poetes þan satirices [orig. Fuerent autem plures poetæ quam satirici]. 1589Puttenham Eng. Poesie i. xi. (Arb.) 41 Their inuectiues were called Satyres, and them selues Satyricques. 1598R. Barckley Felic. Man 168 Which agreeeth aptly with the saying of the Satyricke. Ille crucem sceleris pretium ferat, hic diadema. 1603R. Johnson Kingd. & Commw. (1611) 120 Hiperbolus, who,..for his boldnesse and saucy impudency, was the onely Subiect in his time, for all Satyricks & Commedians to worke vpon.
2. pl. Satiric writings. rare.
1600W. Watson Decacordon (1602) 9 Together with sundrie Satyrickes [printed Satyricals: corrected in errata] of Maister Blackwels. Ibid. 194 Infamous libelling or Ouidian inuectiues, or Horatian Satyriques. 1825(title) Facetiæ Cantabrigiensis, consisting of Anecdotes, Smart Sayings, Satirics, Retorts, &c. |