The Only Use of
sardonic
in
Passing, by Nella Larsen
- Nothing, she imagined, was ever more completely sardonic.†
p. 101.6sardonic = humorous in a mocking, cynical, or ironic way
Definitions:
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(1)
(sardonic) humor in a mocking or critical way from someone who acts as though they are superior
or:
humor that is cynical or ironic -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus