satirical

CEFRC2

/səˈtɪɹɪkəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Using humor to criticize people, ideas, or society.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of, pertaining to, or connected with satire.

Examples

  • He stared at me with a satirical smile.

  • Tim is a huge fan of satirical comedy.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

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In context

  • Spitting Image was a famous satirical television program.

  • 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[…]

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From satire + -ical.