sardonic
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1. sardonic - Adjective
2. sardonic - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.
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his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists
a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing
El coloquio de los perros features even more sardonic observations on the Spanish society of the time.
Although he dons a different costume, Deapool’s antics and sardonic wit are in full force while the he and the rest of the X-Force (a group of mutants recruited to do the dirty work the X-Men wont do) team up to stop Apocalypse by any means necessary.
A hilarious mystery involving a humorous and sardonic narrator – one who is both deaf and fat and nowhere close to being popular.
Biafra wrote the band's lyrics, most of which were political in nature and displayed a sardonic, sometimes absurdist, sense of humor despite their serious subject matter.