Added 8 October 2026
sarcastic
/sɑːˈkæs.tɪk/ adjective
In Latin: nāsūtus, dicāculus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sarcastic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds.
Origin
Either from sarcasm + -astic or from French sarcastique, from French sarcasme, from Late Latin sarcasmus, ultimately from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós, “sarcasm”), itself from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, literally “meat, flesh”).
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