The Only Use of
cynical
in
Animal Farm
- He seldom talked, and when he did, it was usually to make some cynical remark — for instance, he would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies.†
p. 5..4
Definition:
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(cynical) someone who expects the worst -- especially of people (such as expecting them to be selfish and lie)