sarcastic

English

Alternative forms

• sarcastick (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æstɪk

Adjective

sarcastic (comparative more sarcastic, superlative most sarcastic)

1. Containing sarcasm.
2. (of a person) Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.

Synonyms

• sarky (British)
• snarky

Derived terms

• sarky

Translations

Containing sarcasm

• Catalan: sarcàstic (ca)
• Czech: sarkastický (cs)
• Dutch: sarcastisch (nl)
• Esperanto: sarkasma (eo)
• German: sarkastisch (de)
• Greek: σαρκαστικός (el) (sarkastikós)
• Italian: sarcastico (it)

• Portuguese: sarcástico (pt) m
• Russian: саркастический (ru) (sarkastíčeskij), язвительный (ru) (jazvítel'nyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: sgaiteach (gd)
• Spanish: sarcástico (es)
• Turkish: alaycı (tr), müstehzi (tr)

Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm

• Catalan: sarcàstic (ca)
• Dutch: sarcastisch (nl)
• Esperanto: sarkasmema (eo)
• German: sarkastisch (de)
• Greek: σαρκαστικός (el) (sarkastikós)
• Italian: sarcastico (it)

• Portuguese: sarcástico (pt) m
• Russian: саркастичный (ru) (sarkastíčnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: sgaiteach (gd)
• Spanish: sarcástico (es)
• Turkish: alaycı (tr), müstehzi (tr)

See also

• ironic
• sardonic
• snide

References

• “sarcastic” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "sarcastic" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.
• "sarcastic" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press 2007.
• "sarcastic" in Compact Oxford English Dictionary, © Oxford University Press, 2007.
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

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Romanian

Etymology

French sarcastique

Pronunciation

• IPA: [sarˈkastik]

Adjective

sarcastic ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. sarcastic

Declension

declension of sarcastic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	sarcastic		sarcastică	sarcastici	sarcastice
	definite	sarcasticul		sarcastica	sarcasticii	sarcasticele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	sarcastic		sarcastice	sarcastici	sarcastice
	definite	sarcasticului		sarcasticei	sarcasticilor	sarcasticelor

Synonyms

• caustic

Adverb

sarcastic

1. sarcastically

Related terms

• sarcasm