[responsivevoice]sardonic[/responsivevoice] [ sahr-don-ik ]
The word of the day is ‘sardonic’.
The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence.
No, the word is an adjective. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Sarcastic
2. Grimly mocking or cynical.
3. Caustic
4. Nasty
1. What sardonic contempt for all things in the intricate lines about the mouth.
2. A sardonic smile crossed his face in the darkness as he thought of what he had said
3. It shadows forth one of the greatest desires which convulse our age.
4. His sardonic comment brought a sudden chill to Kenneth Torrance.
5. “Your lordship thinks so,” said Mr Winsley with a sardonic smile.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
acerbic, biting, caustic, derisive, mocking, mordant, satirical, arrogant, bitter, carping, cynical, disrespectful, evil, irascible, mean, nasty, offensive, salty, scorching, scornful, sharp, smart-alecky, sneering, taunting, wise, sarcastic, ironical, ironic, contemptuous, derisory, sneering, jeering, scoffing, taunting, scathing, trenchant, mordant,, stinging, tart, wry, sarky, mordacious, acidulous etc.
Some antonyms of this word of the day are:
calm, kind, mild, nice etc.
Sardonic word is often misspelled as sardinic, sadonic, satdonic, saedonic, sardonuc, sardomic, sardoniv, sarfonic, sardonc, asardonic, sardpnic, sardoic, sordonic, saradonic etc.
Here is closeup image of a sardonic border collie
Quotation:
Most students of literature can pick apart a metaphor or spot an ethnic stereotype, but not many of them can say things like: ‘The poem’s sardonic tone is curiously at odds with its plodding syntax.’
Terry Eagleton
Social Example:
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