All 3 Uses of
cynical
in
A Room With A View
- I'm not cynical.†
Chpt 8
- Their pleasantry and their piety show cracks, their wit becomes cynicism, their unselfishness hypocrisy; they feel and produce discomfort wherever they go.†
Chpt 17 *cynicism = believing that things usually go poorly and that selfish and insincere
- I wish, though, that Cecil had not turned so cynical about women.†
Chpt 20
Definition:
someone who expects the worst -- especially of people (such as expecting them to be selfish and lie)