Meanings
comparative more satirically · superlative most satirically
- In a satiric manner.
“Don't get your man panties in a twist there, Pretty Boy,” he said, satirically pursing up his lips.
2014, Vance Munraff, Sounds Like Paradise1 more example
The heritors, meanwhile, for ht most part attended public worship in a neighbouring dissenting meeting-house, which Dr. Fleming, who was a keen wit, had satirically called “the Jawhole,” as being a sort of receptacle for the refuse of his congregation. […] “Poor thing, what a pity it is they did not send ye down the road to gabble with kindred cattle in the Jawhole; but I daresay,” he continued, “it is perhaps as well as that when they have not the grace to show their own faces here, they should at least send a suitable proxy.”
1910, MacDonald, Hugh, Rambles Round Glasgow Descriptive Historical & Traditional, page 212
Origin
From satiric + -ally or satirical + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan satíricament
- satíricamentin a satiric manner
Finnish satiirisesti
- satiirisestiin a satiric manner
French satiriquement
- satiriquementin a satiric manner
Italian satiricamente
- satiricamentein a satiric manner
Portuguese satiricamente
- satiricamentein a satiric manner
Russian сатири́чески
- сатири́чески (satiríčeski)in a satiric manner
Spanish satíricamente
- satíricamentein a satiric manner
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