biting satire

  • 1Satire — This article is about the genre. For the mythological creature, see satyr. Satires redirects here. For other uses, see Satires (disambiguation). 1867 edition of Punch, a ground breaking British magazine of popular humour, including a great deal… …

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  • 2satire — sat|ire [ˈsætaıə US taır] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin satura, satira, from (lanx) satura full plate, mixture , from satur; SATURATE] 1.) [U] a way of criticizing something such as a group of people or a system, in which you… …

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  • 3biting — [[t]ba͟ɪtɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Biting wind or cold is extremely cold. ...a raw, biting northerly wind... Antarctic air brought biting cold to southern Chile on Thursday. Syn: piercing 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Biting criticism or wit is …

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  • 4biting — bit|ing [ˈbaıtıŋ] adj 1.) a biting wind is unpleasantly cold = ↑icy ▪ A biting wind blew down from the hills. 2.) a biting criticism, remark etc is cruel or unkind ▪ a biting satire on corruption >bitingly adv …

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  • 5satire — UK [ˈsætaɪə(r)] / US [ˈsæˌtaɪr] noun Word forms satire : singular satire plural satires literature a) [uncountable] the use of humour to criticize someone or something and make them seem silly political/social satire b) [countable] a play, book,… …

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  • 6satire — sat|ire [ sæ,taır ] noun uncount the use of humor to criticize someone or something and make them seem silly: political/social satire a. count a play, book, movie, etc. that uses this humor: His latest book is a biting satire on modern… …

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  • 7satire — n. 1) (a) biting, scathing satire 2) a satire on * * * [ sætaɪə] scathing satire (a) biting a satire on …

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  • 8satire — /sat uyeur/, n. 1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. 2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule. 3 …

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  • 9satire — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ biting, dark, savage ▪ brilliant, funny, hilarious ▪ political, social ▪ …

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  • 10biting — adj. Biting is used with these nouns: ↑chill, ↑cold, ↑insect, ↑sarcasm, ↑satire, ↑tone, ↑wind, ↑wit …

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