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sardonicadjective marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelingsa sardonic little jab that made her visitor quiet and subdued for the rest of the night acerb, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulous, acrid, barbed, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordant, pungent, sarcastic, satiric(or satirical), scalding, scathing, sharp, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-mouthed, snarky, tart brisk, cross, sharp-tongued, sour, sourish, spiky(also spikey), tartishincisive, keen, poignant, trenchantcynical, dry, ironic(also ironical), wryfacetious, flippant, tongue-in-cheekacrimonious, bitter, resentful, vitriolicharsh, rough, severe, stringentabrupt, blunt, brusque(also brusk), concise, crisp, curt, gruff, pithy, snippety, snippy, succinct, tersebackhanded, insincere amusing, droll, merry, playful, sportive, waggishgentle, mildblandgood-humored, good-natureddiplomatic, polite, smooth, suave, urbaneaffable, cordial, genial, gracious, hospitable, sociable sarcastic, satiric, ironic, sardonic mean marked by bitterness and a power or will to cut or sting.sarcastic implies an intentional inflicting of pain by deriding, taunting, or ridiculing.a critic known for his sarcastic remarks satiric implies that the intent of the ridiculing is censure and reprobation.a satiric look at contemporary society ironic implies an attempt to be amusing or provocative by saying usually the opposite of what is meant.made the ironic observation that the government could always be trusted sardonic implies scorn, mockery, or derision that is manifested by either verbal or facial expression.surveyed the scene with a sardonic smile in 1638 |