sardonic

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(sär-dŏn'ĭk) pronunciation
adj.
Scornfully or cynically mocking. See synonyms at sarcastic.

[French sardonique, from Greek sardonios, alteration of sardanios.]

sardonically sar·don'i·cal·ly adv.
sardonicism sar·don'i·cism (-ĭ-sĭz'əm) n.

What, conservatives can't be funny? A Slate roundup of front-page news talks about what John G. Roberts (likely the next Supreme Court justice) had been like when he was a law clerk for (now Chief) Justice William H. Rehnquist, and refers to:

"Roberts' memos from those days, which show off a surprisingly sardonic sense of humor."

Link: Maybe They Were Just a Little Spaced Out

Posted August 1, 2005.

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adjective

    Marked by or displaying contemptuous mockery of the motives or virtues of others: cynic, cynical, ironic, ironical, wry. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, respect/contempt/standing.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sardonisk, spotsk

Nederlands (Dutch)
sardonisch

Français (French)
adj. - sardonique, acerbe

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sardonisch, höhnisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σαρδόνιος

Italiano (Italian)
sardonico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sârdonico

Русский (Russian)
злобный, сардонический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sardónico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sardonisk, bitter, hånfull

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
嘲笑的, 讥讽的, 冷笑的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 嘲笑的, 譏諷的, 冷笑的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 조소적인, 비웃는, 빈정대는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 冷笑的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ساخر, تهكمي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לגלגני, ציני, בז‬


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