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Word: Sarcastic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 17th century: from French sarcastique, from sarcasme (see sarcasm), on the pattern of pairs such as enthousiasme, enthousiastique
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɑːˈkastɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt
Short Definition:marked by or given to using irony
Examples:- making sarcastic comments
- I think they're being sarcastic
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