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satirical

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1. satirical - Adjective

2. satirical - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to satire; of the nature of satire; as, a satiric style.

Censorious; severe in language; sarcastic; insulting.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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It just happened that the public happened to, uh, appreciate the satirical quality of these crazy things. Rube Goldberg

A satirical poet is the check of the laymen on bad priests. John Dryden

You simply cannot invent any conspiracy theory so ridiculous and obviously satirical that some people somewhere don't already believe it. Robert Anton Wilson

The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high expectations for the human race. Jack Levine

Orwell is almost our litmus test. Some of his satirical writing looks like reality these days. John Pilger

Pope has more virulence and less vehemence than any of the great satirists. His character of Sporus is the perfection of satirical writing. The very sound of words scarify before the sense strikes. Aubrey Beardsley

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