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cynical definition

cyni·cal (sin′i kəl)

adjective

  1. believing that people are motivated in all their actions only by selfishness; denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions, or the value of living
  2. sarcastic, sneering, etc.
  3. Cynic

Etymology: < L cynicus, of the Cynics: see cynic

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