sardonic laughter
11sardonic — sar•don•ic [[t]sɑrˈdɒn ɪk[/t]] adj. characterized by scornful derision or bitter irony; mocking; cynical: a sardonic grin[/ex] • Etymology: 1630–40; alter. of earlier sardonian (influenced by F sardonique) < L sardoni(us) (< Gk sardónios of …
12sardonic — /saˈdɒnɪk / (say sah donik) adjective bitterly ironical; sarcastic; sneering: a sardonic grin. {French sardonique, from Latin Sardonius, from Greek Sardonios Sardinian, for earlier sardanios bitter, scornful, from the notion of a Sardinian plant… …
13sardonic — adj. 1 grimly jocular. 2 (of laughter etc.) bitterly mocking or cynical. Derivatives: sardonically adv. sardonicism n. Etymology: F sardonique, earlier sardonien f. L sardonius f. Gk sardonios of Sardinia, alt. of sardanios Homeric epithet of… …
14sardonic — [sα: dɒnɪk] adjective grimly mocking or cynical. Derivatives sardonically adverb sardonicism noun Origin C17: from Fr. sardonique, earlier sardonien, via L. from Gk sardonios of Sardinia , alt. of sardanios, used by Homer to describe bitter or… …
15Sardonicism — (connected with guffaw ) characterizes as distinct from Sarcasm not a contumely or bitter, but a ferocious, painful derision.OriginThe aborigines of Sardinia la. Sardoni would kill their elderly and laugh while doing this. This is called sardonic …
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18Sardonisch — Sardonismus (in Verbindung mit Gelächter) bezeichnet im Unterschied zum Sarkasmus keinen höhnischen oder hämischen, sondern einen grimmigen, schmerzvollen Spott.[1] Ursprung Bei der Urbevölkerung Sardiniens (lat. Sardoni) soll die Sitte bestanden …
19Sardonisches Lachen — Sardonismus (in Verbindung mit Gelächter) bezeichnet im Unterschied zum Sarkasmus keinen höhnischen oder hämischen, sondern einen grimmigen, schmerzvollen Spott.[1] Ursprung Bei der Urbevölkerung Sardiniens (lat. Sardoni) soll die Sitte bestanden …
20sniggeringly — adverb With sniggers; with sardonic laughter …
