Etymology

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Today it means: Jeering; jesting; jokey. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκωπτικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκωπτικός“given to mockery, jesting”
  2. English todayscoptical

From Ancient Greek σκωπτικός (skōptikós, “given to mockery, jesting”) + -al.

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