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satirical [səˈtɪrɪkəl], satiric adj
1. of, relating to, or containing satire 2. given to the use of satire satirically adv satiricalness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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A poem of the satirical kind cannot indeed be put down to any author earlier than Homer; though many such writers probably there were. Certainly, he that hath a satirical vein, as he maketh others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of others' memory. It is therefore not in strict character, however admirably satirical, that after going to school himself, he should then go abroad inculcating not what he learned there, but the folly of it. |
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