Vocabulary Word
Word: sardonic
Definition: scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile
Definition: scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile
Sentences Containing 'sardonic'
``And for this very reason,''said Danglars with a smile, which he tried to make sardonic,``I prefer M. Andrea Cavalcanti to M. Albert de Morcerf.''
She watched us with a sardonic eye as we stepped from the brougham.
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