satirically

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adverb

In a satiric manner.

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Meanings

adverbsatirically (comparative more satirically, superlative most satirically)

comparative more satirically · superlative most satirically

  1. 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 Paradise
    1 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

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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Chicago

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