All 4 Uses
cynical
in
A Lesson Before Dying
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- I didn't know if it was because of my cynicism or the task I had facing me.†
Chpt 6cynicism = believing that things usually go poorly and that selfish and insincere
- His expression didn't change—as though someone had chiseled that painful, cynical grin on his face.†
Chpt 11
- His expression remained the same—cynical, defiant, painful.†
Chpt 11 *
- He grinned at me, a brief cynical grin.†
Chpt 28
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)