Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a sarcastic manner; with bitter taunt.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a sarcastic manner.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In a sarcastic manner.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a sarcastic manner

Etymologies

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sarcastic +‎ -ally

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Examples

  • "Trickle down" was a term sarcastically applied to sup­ply side economics, which has to do with the reduction of marginal tax rates to spur economic growth.

    montgomeryadvertiser.com - Go 2010

  • "Trickle down" was a term sarcastically applied to sup­ply side economics, which has to do with the reduction of marginal tax rates to spur economic growth.

    montgomeryadvertiser.com - Go 2010

  • Update Ezra Klein sarcastically writes, “Apparently, transparency sounds better in press releases than it does in practice.”

    Think Progress » Republicans dismayed by Obama’s strong performance, say it was a ‘mistake’ to let cameras roll. 2010

  • "Ye see, I have orders," he emphasized the word sarcastically, "from the good captain."

    Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

  • To our fearless leaders and I use that term sarcastically: Do you even bother to read our letters?

    When disaster strikes, we are all Americans 2009

  • And did you really think, Bill '- he pronounced the name sarcastically -' that the bleeding Tippoo would let us have loaded guns before he was sure he could trust us?

    Sharpe's Tiger Cornwell, Bernard 1997

  • "Good-bye!" he called sarcastically as the vessels separated, the one towing the damaged motor craft forging ahead, while the _Gull_ sailed off on the backward tack.

    Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island Vance Barnum

  • The council said it realized Dire Straits uses the word sarcastically, and its use might have been acceptable in 1985 when the best-selling "Brothers in Arms" album was released, but said it was now inappropriate.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The council said it realized Dire Straits uses the word sarcastically, and its use might have been acceptable in 1985 when the best-selling "Brothers in Arms" album was released, but said it was now inappropriate.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • But tell me, Anna,” Cherelle repeated her name sarcastically, “do you ever see the guy who used you as a whetstone?”

    Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011

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