sardonic

The definition of sardonic is acting in a mocking or sarcastic way to put someone down.

(adjective)

An example of sardonic is a comedian’s sneering jokes about a specific group of people that he wants to criticize.

See sardonic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

disdainfully or bitterly sneering, ironic, or sarcastic: a sardonic smile

Origin: Fr sardonique < L sardonius < Gr sardonios, altered after Sardō, Sardinia

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See sardonic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Scornfully or cynically mocking. See Synonyms at sarcastic.

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Origin: French sardonique

Origin: , from Greek sardonios

Origin: , alteration of sardanios

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