sarcastic
Adjective
- expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
Adj
- Containing sarcasm.
- Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.
Examples
- a sarcastic quip
- the teacher's sarcastic tone
Origin / 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”).
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
sarcastic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsarcastic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sarcastic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
sarcastic: valid Words With Friends Word