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satirical Definition

sa·tiri·cal (sə tiri kəl)

adjective

  1. of, like, or containing satire
  2. indulging in, or fond of indulging in, satire

satirical Related Forms
sa·tiri·cally adverb
satirical Synonyms

satirical

modif.

mocking, abusive, paradoxical; see ironic 1, sarcastic. See syn. study at sarcastic.

satirical Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Thus pornography comes of age when, taken closer to its root, it becomes satirical, and then socially critical.

Modifies a noun

  • sideswipe: His satirical sideswipe at white, middle class, suburban America was wickedly funny, fantastically well observed and perfectly cast.
  • cartoon: Drawing satirical cartoons of Mohammed will get you a death warrant.
  • swipe: As a satirical swipe at the news media in the US, Victory takes no prisoners.
  • comedy: Ricky shot to wider fame with his excellent satirical comedy The Office which took Best New TV Comedy at the British Comedy Awards.
  • poem: More Hadith Enemies of Muhammad would often write satirical poems about him.
  • wit: They contemplate the world with nostalgia, with anger, with sharp satirical wit.

Modifying Another Word

  • bitingly: He wrote some of the most brilliant and bitingly satirical novels of his day.
  • often: All his work is characterized by a humorous and often satirical approach to the subject matter.
  • very: I was rather pleased with the letter, for I thought it very satirical.
  • savagely: Its tone is savagely satirical for the most part.
  • gently: Host Jon Stewart's monolog was gently satirical without ever straying into controversy, while the various winners seemed at pains to behave themselves.
  • sharply: A sharply satirical look at our attitude to politics and politicians, this is a hilarious play and well worth seeing.

Preposition: in

  • tone: It will be light-hearted and satirical in tone, but with an important point to make.

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