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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Examples
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"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.
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"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.
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Update Ezra Klein sarcastically writes, “Apparently, transparency sounds better in press releases than it does in practice.”
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"Ye see, I have orders," he emphasized the word sarcastically, "from the good captain."
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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To our fearless leaders and I use that term sarcastically: Do you even bother to read our letters?
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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
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"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
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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.
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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.
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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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