= satirical, adj. 1.

Satirical.

Of or relating to a satire; writing or producing satires; using satire as a means of exposing and criticizing prevailing immorality or foolishness.

Of language, style, manner of expression, etc.: of the nature of, containing, or characterized by irony (irony, n. 1a); = ironic, adj. 1a.

Said of a jest or sarcasm uttered in a matter-of-fact tone and without show of pleasantry, or of humour that has the air of being unconscious or…

pertaining to or characteristic of Lucian and his style; marked by a scoffing wit.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of satires or satire; using satire; satirical.

= sardonic, adj.

That is employed ironically; imbued with irony; ironic.

Sarcastic.

Of language, style, manner of expression, etc.: of the nature of, containing, or characterized by irony (irony, n. 1a); = ironical, adj. 1.

Used for sardonian, adj. n., sardonic, adj. Obsolete.

Epithet of the herb fabled to produce ‘sardonic’ laughter.

Of laughter, a smile: Bitter, scornful, mocking. Hence of a person, personal attribute, etc.: Characterized by or exhibiting bitterness, scorn or…

= sarcastic, adj.

= sardoin, adj.

sarcastic.

Characterized by or involving sarcasm; given to the use of sarcasm; bitterly cutting or caustic.

Of speech or writing: Characterized by or full of wit (see wit, n. 8); cleverly amusing, ‘sparkling’, smartly facetious or jocular; †sarcastic.

Sarcastic.

figurative. That makes the mind to smart: said of language, wit, humour, and, by extension, of persons; sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, sarcastic.

Of a person: miserly; narrow-minded; (also) bitter, sarcastic.

Error for sardonian, adj.

= quippish, adj.

= sardonic, adj.

= quippish, adj.

Sarcastic. (Widely used amongst schoolchildren.) Also in combinations.

in a Lucianic style.