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scornful of the motives, virtue, or integrity of others
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What are word families for cynical?
Cynical can only be an adjective.
What part of speech is the word cynical?
The word "cynical" is an adjective. It describes a person who has a negative or pessimistic view of the world.
What is affix cynical?
An affix is a linguistic element added to a base word to create a new word or modify its meaning. "Cynical" is an adjective describing a belief that people are generally selfish and dishonest. So, an affix cynical would involve adding a specific affix to a base word to convey a cynical or distrustful tone or meaning.
What is a word that means skeptical and negative?
Cynical.
What is another word for cynical?
snarling, captious, currish
What does the word cynacle mean?
I think you mean cynical - cynical = unwilling to believe that people have good, honest or sincere reasons for doing something Example sentence: Since her divorce Maura has becme very cynical about men.
What is a sentence using the word cynical?
I told him that my dog could find a fox, but he was too cynical to believe me.Many people become cynical after a life filled with disappointment.The cynical editor refused to publish my stories about everyday heroes."Do not feign affection nor be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass." (Desiderata)
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What is the root of cynical?
The root of the word "cynical" comes from the ancient Greek word "kynikos," which pertained to the belief system of the Cynics, a school of ancient Greek philosophers who emphasized self-sufficiency and living in accordance with nature.
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What is another word for wickedness?
Another word for wickedness is evil or malevolence.
What is the noun of cynical?
The noun form of the adjective cynical is cynicalness.The word 'cynical' is the adjective form of the concrete noun 'cynic', a word for a person.The abstract noun form of the concrete noun 'cynic' is cynicism.
