sardonically en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English sardonic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English sardonically From sardonic + -ally.
Meanings
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In a sardonic manner.
Her floppy hat came down to the tip of her nose, revealing only a long chin and a wide tight mouth, twitched up at the corners by a nervous contraction of her cheek muscles, which gave her an unexpected air of smiling sardonically in the recesses of her hat.
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 93:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most sardonically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more sardonically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
mockingly · scornfully · cynically · sarcastically
Translations (6)
es sardónicamente (in a sardonic manner) · pl sardonicznie (in a sardonic manner) · cs sardonicky (in a sardonic manner) · it sardonicamente (in a sardonic manner) · ca sardònicament (in a sardonic manner) · pt sardonicamente (in a sardonic manner)