Meanings
comparative more sardonically · superlative most sardonically
- In a sardonic manner.
Her floppy hat came down to the tip of her nose, revealing only a long chin and a wide tight mouth, twitched up at the corners by a nervous contraction of her cheek muscles, which gave her an unexpected air of smiling sardonically in the recesses of her hat.
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 93Synonyms: cynically, mockingly, scornfully, sarcastically
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a sardonic manner.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin a sarcastic manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan sardònicament
- sardònicamentin a sardonic manner
Czech sardonicky
- sardonickyin a sardonic manner
Italian sardonicamente
- sardonicamentein a sardonic manner
Polish sardonicznie
- sardoniczniein a sardonic manner
Portuguese sardonicamente
- sardonicamentein a sardonic manner
Spanish sardónicamente
- sardónicamentein a sardonic manner
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