The Only Use of
sardonic
in
A Prayer for Owen Meany
- He directed a most unbabylike, sardonic look at Barb Wiggin, who only then regained her control; she moved the "pillar of light" back to the Descending Angel, where it belonged.†
p. 220.5sardonic = humorous in a mocking, cynical, or ironic way
Definition:
humor in a mocking or critical way from someone who acts as though they are superior
or:
humor that is cynical or ironic
or:
humor that is cynical or ironic