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satiric — SATÍRIC, Ă, satirici, ce, adj. Cu caracter de satiră; care ţine de satiră. ♦ Înclinat spre satiră. Spirit satiric. ♦ (Substantivat, m.) Persoană care satirizează; autor de opere satirice. ♦ (Substativat, n.) Conţinut, caracter specific satirei. – … Dicționar Român
Satiric — Sa*tir ic, Satirical Sa*tir ic*al, a. [L. satiricus: cf. F. satirique.] 1. Of or pertaining to satire; of the nature of satire; as, a satiric style. [1913 Webster] 2. Censorious; severe in language; sarcastic; insulting. Satirical rogue. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
satiric — index incisive, ironic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
satiric — c.1500, from Fr. satirique, from L.L. satiricus, from satira (see SATIRE (Cf. satire)). Earlier (late 14c.) as a noun meaning “a writer of satires.” … Etymology dictionary
satiric — *ironic, sardonic, *sarcastic Analogous words: *pungent, piquant, poignant: ridiculing, deriding or derisive, taunting, mocking (see corresponding verbs at RIDICULE): mordant, *caustic, scathing … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Satiric — Liste des personnages d Astérix le Gaulois Voici la liste des personnages de la bande dessinée Astérix le Gaulois par René Goscinny et Albert Uderzo, classés par ordre alphabétique. Sommaire 1 Personnages du village 1.1 Abraracourcix 1.2… … Wikipédia en Français
satiric — [[t]sətɪ̱rɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED Satiric means the same as satirical. ...Ibsen s satiric attack on bourgeois convention … English dictionary
satiric — adj. 1 of satire or satires. 2 containing satire (wrote a satiric review). 3 writing satire (a satiric poet). Etymology: F satirique or LL satiricus (as SATIRE) … Useful english dictionary
satiric — or satirical adjective Date: 1509 1. of, relating to, or constituting satire < satiric writers > 2. manifesting or given to satire Synonyms: see sarcastic • satirically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
satiric — satirical UK [səˈtɪrɪk(ə)l] / US or satiric UK [səˈtɪrɪk] / US adjective literature satirical writing or art uses humour to criticize people or things and make them seem silly a satirical novel/programme/play a satirical look at politics today… … English dictionary
satiric — satirical / satiric [adj] mocking abusive, bantering, biting, bitter, burlesque, caustic, censorious, chaffing, cutting, cynical, farcical, incisive, ironical, lampooning, mordant, paradoxical, parodying, pungent, ridiculing, sarcastic, sardonic … New thesaurus
