All 3 Uses
cynical
in
The Great Gatsby
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- Well, I've had a very bad time, Nick, and I'm pretty cynical about everything.†
p. 16.7 *
- The undergraduate nodded in a cynical, melancholy way.†
p. 45.2
- "Holding down the receiver," said Daisy cynically.†
p. 116.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(cynical) someone who expects the worst -- especially of people (such as expecting them to be selfish and lie)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)