satiric

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adjective

Of or pertaining to satire.

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satiricalsarcastic
OriginMiddle French satirique ← Late Latin satiricus →
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Meanings

adjectivesatiric (comparative more satiric, superlative most satiric)

comparative more satiric · superlative most satiric · alternative obsolete satirick · alternative obsolete satirique

  1. Of or pertaining to satire.

    Synonyms: satirical

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to satire.

Similar
satirical

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveexposing human folly to ridicule

Similar
satiricalsarcastic
Also see
satirical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Late Latinsatiricus
  2. Middle Frenchsatirique
  3. Englishsatiric

From Middle French satirique, from Late Latin satiricus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with satiric

lyricstearicpyrrhic
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APA

satiric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satiric

MLA

“satiric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satiric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “satiric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satiric.

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