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# sarcastic

adjective (sarcastic; more sarcastic, most sarcastic)

«sarcastic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Sarcastic means saying the opposite of what you mean, in a mocking way, to make fun of someone or show you are annoyed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastic/#m1)

### In the lessons

In English lessons and stories it is a tone of voice: «Oh, great,» she said sarcastically, when it started to rain. Children must learn to spot it, because the words mean the opposite. Phrases: «a sarcastic comment», «be sarcastic», «sarcastically».

### Examples

- «Oh, brilliant, more homework,» he said in a sarcastic voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastic/#x1)
- Don't be sarcastic with your teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastic/#x2)
- She gave a sarcastic laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastic/#x3)
- «Nice of you to turn up,» said the coach sarcastically when Tom came late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastic/#x4)
- His sarcastic remarks hurt my feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastic/#x5)
- Was that a real compliment or were you being sarcastic? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastic/#x6)
- Still he kept up a flow of sarcastic talk, just to exercise his wits and to have the fun of disputing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastic/#x7)

### Note

Noun: sarcasm; adverb: sarcastically. Sarcasm is a kind of irony meant to mock. In writing, the words alone may look like praise; the situation shows the real meaning. If a sarcastic speaker says «Great, we lost 5–0», he means it is bad.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sarcastic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sarcastic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sarcastic.html) on Mova free.