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sar·donic (sär dän′ik)
adjective
disdainfully or bitterly sneering, ironic, or sarcastic a sardonic smile
Etymology: Fr sardonique < L sardonius < Gr sardonios, altered after Sardō, Sardinia
Related Forms:
- sardonically sar·don′i·cally adverb
- sardonicism sar·don′i·cism′ (-ə siz′əm) noun
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