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Meanings of sardonic in English

Marked by or displaying scornful or disdainful irony or mocking.

Sardonic.

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Examples for "cynical"
Examples for "cynical"
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New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully said it was cynical and disappointing.
Radio NZ
2
When he discussed the military situation, O'Byrne was both interesting and cynical.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
3
Twenty years on he is deeply cynical about the Met's new investigation.
The Guardian
4
Yet it is true that we don't always need to be cynical.
The Guardian
5
Maybe Deckham was right; maybe he was just too cynical for magic.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
Usage of sardonic in English
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It was foolish to question the power in that grave, sardonic face.
The Rangeland Avenger
2
The result is sardonic but danceable electro-pop from the strangest of sources.
Wired
3
The last remark raised sardonic eyebrows on two faces in the line.
The Universe — or Nothing
4
The energy of the man was prodigious; but his luck was sardonic.
Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North. Volume 1.
5
Corin shifted enough to give him a sardonic look, but said nothing.
Abaddon's Gate
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The speaker paused hopefully; that same sardonic flicker was on his lips.
Rainbow's End
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Somewhere in the garden a little sardonic laugh was clipt to silence.
At a Winter's Fire
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The idle whim of a sardonic old man; nothing more than that.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
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One day he will allow himself a sardonic chuckle at the irony.
The Guardian
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The laughter is sarcastic, the humour sardonic, and the credulity beyond analysis.
Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
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But the sardonic joke of the business lies deeper than all this.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 / The Recent Da...
12
Now the sardonic grin was unmistakable on die face of the chief.
The Forest Runners: A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kent...
13
Mrs. Grivois looked fixedly at her, and said in a sardonic tone:
The Wandering Jew — Volume 02
14
He found something in the bronzed, rugged face that was unusually sardonic.
The Snare
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The hand holding it was firm, the face fronting me savagely sardonic.
Wolves of the Sea / Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manusc...
16
I make a sardonic bow, hoping I look at least somewhat composed.
Soon I will be invincible
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
Common