Satirical Meaning
/səˈtɪɹɪkəl/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, pertaining to, or connected with satire.
Sentence Examples
Tim is a huge fan of satirical comedy.
He stared at me with a satirical smile.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The cartoonist drew a ____ picture that criticized the government's new law.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ cartoon depicted the politician as a puppet controlled by wealthy donors.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English satire Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English satirical From satire + -ical.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Given his remarks in The English People about the dangers of Standard English, and the fact that the satirical Newspeak of Nineteen Eighty-Four is an engineered language[…]"
— 2000 October 15, John E. Joseph, Limiting the Arbitrary: Linguistic Naturalism and Its Opposites in Plato's Cratylus and Modern Theories of Language, →ISBN, page 155:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The cartoonist drew a ____ picture that criticized the government's new law.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ cartoon depicted the politician as a puppet controlled by wealthy donors.