WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
sar•cas•tic /sɑrˈkæstɪk/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- full of sarcasm:sarcastic comments.
sar•cas•tic
(sär kas′tik),USA pronunciation adj.
sar•cas′ti•cal•ly, adv.
sar•cas′tic•ness, sar•cas′ti•cal•ness, n.
- of, pertaining to, or characterized by sarcasm:a sarcastic reply.
- using or given to the use of sarcasm:to be sarcastic about ambition.
- sarc(asm) + -astic 1685–95
sar•cas′tic•ness, sar•cas′ti•cal•ness, n.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged biting, cutting, mordant, bitter, derisive, ironic, sardonic. See cynical.
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