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Sarcastically

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sar·cas·tic  (sär-kstk)
adj.
1. Expressing or marked by sarcasm.
2. Given to using sarcasm.

[sarc(asm) + -astic, as in enthusiastic.]

sar·casti·cal·ly adv.
Synonyms: sarcastic, ironic, caustic, satirical, sardonic
These adjectives mean having or marked by a feeling of bitterness and a biting or cutting quality. Sarcastic suggests sharp taunting and ridicule that wounds: "a deserved reputation for sarcastic, acerbic and uninhibited polemics" Burke Marshall.
Ironic implies a subtler form of mockery in which an intended meaning is conveyed obliquely: "a man of eccentric charm, ironic humor, andabove allprofound literary genius" Jonathan Kirsch.
Caustic means corrosive and bitingly trenchant: "The caustic jokes ... deal with such diverse matters as political assassination, talk-show hosts, medical ethics" Frank Rich.
Satirical implies exposure, especially of vice or folly, to ridicule: "on the surface a satirical look at commercial radio, but also a study of the misuse of telecommunications" Richard Harrington.
Sardonic is associated with scorn, derision, mockery, and often cynicism: "He was proud, sardonic, harsh to inferiority of every description" Charlotte Brontë.
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Adv.1.sarcastically - in a sarcastic manner; "`Ah, now we're getting at the truth,' he interposed sarcastically"


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On that first evening Bolkonski spent with him, having mentioned the Commission for the Revision of the Code of Laws, Speranski told him sarcastically that the Commission had existed for a hundred and fifty years, had cost millions, and had done nothing except that Rosenkampf had stuck labels on the corresponding paragraphs of the different codes.
Many of them cried out, "They thought what madam's silk gown would end in;" others spoke sarcastically of her learning.
"There go the inseparables," Yashvin dropped, glancing sarcastically at the two officers who were at that instant leaving the room.
 
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