Tuesday, 1 November 2016

Sarcastic

Tuesday 1st November 2016

Sarcastic - /sɑːˈkastɪk/


Adjective
Marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt.

Example sentences
Adjective
‘Making sarcastic comments’
‘I think they're being sarcastic

Origin
Late 17th century: from French sarcastique, from sarcasme (see sarcasm), on the pattern of pairs such as enthousiasme, enthousiastique.


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