satirical

3 definitions found

satirical - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     2. Censorious; severe in language; sarcastic; insulting.
        "Satirical rogue." --Shak.
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     Syn: Cutting; caustic; poignant; sarcastic; ironical; bitter;
          reproachful; abusive.
          [1913 Webster] -- Sa*tir"ic*al*ly, adv. --
          Sa*tir"ic*al*ness, n.
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satirical - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  satirical
      adj 1: exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign
             of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine" [syn:
             satirical, satiric]

satirical - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "satirical":
     Hudibrastic, Rabelaisian, abusive, burlesque, caricatural, caustic,
     chaffing, cynical, derisive, disparaging, doggerel, dry,
     exaggerating, farcical, flippant, ironic, irreverent, macaronic,
     mocking, parodic, ridiculing, sarcastic, sardonic, satiric,
     scornful, spoofing