Both Uses of
sardonic
in
Childhood's End
- Reinhold wondered, a little sardonically, if the carrier expected to find Russian submarines so close to shore.†
Chpt 1 *
- Before Jan could speak, his lips twisted into a sardonic smile.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
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(sardonic) humor in a mocking or critical way from someone who acts as though they are superior
or:
humor that is cynical or ironic