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Definition of Sardonic
1. Adjective. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking. "A wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"
Definition of Sardonic
1. a. Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety.
2. a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.
Definition of Sardonic
1. Adjective. Scornfully mocking or cynical. ¹
2. Adjective. Disdainfully or ironically humorous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sardonic
1. mocking [adj]
Medical Definition of Sardonic
1. Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety. "Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still, And grief is forced to laugh against her will." (Sir H. Wotton) "The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody ruffian." (Burke) Sardonic grin or laugh, an old medical term for a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving it an appearance of laughter. Origin: F. Sardonique, L. Sardonius, Gr, perhaps fr. To grin like a dog, or from a certain plant of Sardinia, Gr, which was said to screw up the face of the eater. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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