sarcastic

CEFRC2

/sɑːˈkæs.tɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Using words that mock someone by saying the opposite of the truth.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.

Examples

  • I can't tell if Tom is being sarcastic or not.

  • You don't have to be sarcastic.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Containing sarcasm.

More examples

In context

  • Tom is very sarcastic.

  • the teacher's sarcastic tone

  • a sarcastic quip

Synonyms

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She gave a blank reply, pretending to thank him for his terrible advice.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

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”).