All 4 Uses
cynical
in
The Infinite Sea
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- Blond hair that fell to the middle of her back, cool, nearly arctic features, especially the ice-blue eyes, and the cynical turn of her mouth, glistening with juice.†
p. 86.8 *
- Even so, he could see the cynical set of her lips and the pale blue fire of her eyes.†
p. 95.7
- Cynical, naïve, kind, cruel, soft as down, hard as tungsten steel.†
p. 98.6
- Cynical, naïve, kind, cruel, soft as down, hard as tungsten steel.†
p. 99.3
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)