sardonic

sardonic is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety.
2. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.
3. adjective. disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking- Frank Schoenberner- Irwin Edman

   "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"

   "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sardonic:

draconis

Common word forms

sardonical

Words from these letters

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