Topic: word of the day: sardonic
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sardonic --Merriam-Webster
adjective
sar·don·ic sär-ˈdä-nik
Synonyms of sardonic
: disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
a sardonic comment
Etymology
re-formation, with the suffix -ic entry 1, of earlier sardonian, from Greek sardónios, alteration (after Sardónios "Sardinian") of earlier sardánios "(of laughter or smiling) bitter, scornful" (of obscure origin) + -an entry 2
First Known Use
1638, in the meaning defined above
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