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# sarcastically

adverb

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

## Everyday

Sarcastically means saying something in a mocking way, where you say the opposite of what you mean in order to tease or hurt, like saying "Oh, great!" when something bad happens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastically/#m1)

### In the lessons

In English reading, "she said sarcastically" tells the reader not to take the words literally; the speaker means the opposite. Sarcasm is a kind of irony, often shown by tone of voice. In lessons on kindness, sarcasm can hurt feelings, and it is easy to misunderstand in texts and messages.

### Examples

- "Oh, brilliant," he said sarcastically, as the rain started. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastically/#x1)
- "Thanks a lot," she said sarcastically when her brother ate the last biscuit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastically/#x2)
- He clapped sarcastically when I dropped the ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastically/#x3)
- "What a lovely surprise," Mum said sarcastically, looking at the muddy floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastically/#x4)
- Don't speak sarcastically to your teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastically/#x5)
- She rolled her eyes and answered sarcastically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastically/#x6)
- Read the line sarcastically and the meaning changes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastically/#x7)
- "I suppose it's full of molasses now," remarked one of the young men, sarcastically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sarcastically/#x8)

### Note

Spelling: sarcastic + -ally (not -ly): sarcastically. Noun: sarcasm. Sarcastic words mean the opposite of what they say, so look at the tone and the situation. Sarcasm is hard to spot in writing, which causes arguments online.

## On Mova

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