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satirical

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sa·tir·i·cal  (s-tr-kl) or sa·tir·ic (-k)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characterized by satire. See Synonyms at sarcastic.

sa·tiri·cal·ly adv.

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
Adj.1.satirical - exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine"
sarcastic - expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

satirical satiric
adjective mocking, ironical, cynical, cutting, biting, bitter, taunting, pungent, incisive, sarcastic, sardonic, caustic, vitriolic, burlesque, mordant, Rabelaisian, mordacious a satirical novel about London life in the late 80s
Translations
satirical [səˈtɪrɪkəl] ADJsatírico
satirical [səˈtɪrɪkəl] adjsatirique
satirical
adj literature, film etcsatirisch; (= mocking, joking)ironisch
satirical [səˈtɪrɪkl] adjsatirico/a
satirical [səˈtɪrɪkl] adjsatirico/a


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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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