satiric
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sa⋅tir⋅i⋅cal /səˈtɪrɪkəl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [suh-tir-i-kuhl] Show IPA
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-adjective 1. of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.
2. indulging in or given to satire: a satirical poet.
Also, sa⋅tir⋅ic.
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Origin:
1520-30; < LL satiric(us) (satir(a) satire + -icus -ic ) + -al 1
Related forms:
sa⋅tir⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
sa⋅tir⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. sardonic, ironical, taunting, cutting, mordant, biting, acid. See cynical.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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Used with adjective complement
•become: Thus pornography comes of age when, taken closer to its root, it becomes satirical, and then socially critical.
Modifies a noun
•sideswipe: His satirical sideswipe at white, middle class, suburban America was wickedly funny, fantastically well observed and perfectly cast.
•cartoon: Drawing satirical cartoons of Mohammed will get you a death warrant.
•swipe: As a satirical swipe at the news media in the US, Victory takes no prisoners.
•comedy: Ricky shot to wider fame with his excellent satirical comedy The Office which took Best New TV Comedy at the British Comedy Awards.
•poem: More Hadith Enemies of Muhammad would often write satirical poems about him.
•wit: They contemplate the world with nostalgia, with anger, with sharp satirical wit.
Modifying Another Word
•bitingly: He wrote some of the most brilliant and bitingly satirical novels of his day.
•often: All his work is characterized by a humorous and often satirical approach to the subject matter.
•very: I was rather pleased with the letter, for I thought it very satirical.
•savagely: Its tone is savagely satirical for the most part.
•gently: Host Jon Stewart's monolog was gently satirical without ever straying into controversy, while the various winners seemed at pains to behave themselves.
•sharply: A sharply satirical look at our attitude to politics and politicians, this is a hilarious play and well worth seeing.
Preposition: in
•tone: It will be light-hearted and satirical in tone, but with an important point to make.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
sa⋅tir⋅i⋅cal /səˈtɪrɪkəl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [suh-tir-i-kuhl] Show IPA
Use satiric in a Sentence
See web results for satiric
See images of satiric
-adjective 1. of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.
2. indulging in or given to satire: a satirical poet.
Also, sa⋅tir⋅ic.
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Origin:
1520-30; < LL satiric(us) (satir(a) satire + -icus -ic ) + -al 1
Related forms:
sa⋅tir⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
sa⋅tir⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. sardonic, ironical, taunting, cutting, mordant, biting, acid. See cynical.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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Used with adjective complement
•become: Thus pornography comes of age when, taken closer to its root, it becomes satirical, and then socially critical.
Modifies a noun
•sideswipe: His satirical sideswipe at white, middle class, suburban America was wickedly funny, fantastically well observed and perfectly cast.
•cartoon: Drawing satirical cartoons of Mohammed will get you a death warrant.
•swipe: As a satirical swipe at the news media in the US, Victory takes no prisoners.
•comedy: Ricky shot to wider fame with his excellent satirical comedy The Office which took Best New TV Comedy at the British Comedy Awards.
•poem: More Hadith Enemies of Muhammad would often write satirical poems about him.
•wit: They contemplate the world with nostalgia, with anger, with sharp satirical wit.
Modifying Another Word
•bitingly: He wrote some of the most brilliant and bitingly satirical novels of his day.
•often: All his work is characterized by a humorous and often satirical approach to the subject matter.
•very: I was rather pleased with the letter, for I thought it very satirical.
•savagely: Its tone is savagely satirical for the most part.
•gently: Host Jon Stewart's monolog was gently satirical without ever straying into controversy, while the various winners seemed at pains to behave themselves.
•sharply: A sharply satirical look at our attitude to politics and politicians, this is a hilarious play and well worth seeing.
Preposition: in
•tone: It will be light-hearted and satirical in tone, but with an important point to make.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.