English Explanatory Dictionary

sarcastic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Containing sarcasm.
  2. Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.

Pronunciation

/sɑːˈkæs.tɪk/ /sɑɹˈkæs.tɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sarcastic.wav

Word forms

sarcastic more sarcastic most sarcastic sarcastick

Etymology

Either from sarcasm + -astic or from French sarcastique, from French sarcasme, from Late Latin sarcasmus, ultimately from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós, “sarcasm”), itself from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, literally “meat, flesh”).

Synonyms

sarky snarky

Related words

ironic sardonic snide

Derived words

/s nonsarcastic sarcast sarcastically sarcastic fringehead sarcasticness sarchotic sarky snarkcastic supersarcastic unsarcastic
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