Definition of Sardanic
Sar*don"ic (?), a. [F.
sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. &?;, &?;, perhaps fr. &?;
to grin like a dog, or from a certain plant of Sardinia, Gr.
&?;, which was said to screw up the face of the eater.] Forced;
unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly
sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance
of gayety.
Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing
still,
And grief is forced to laugh against her will. Sir H.
Wotton.
The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a
bloody ruffian. Burke.
Sardonic grin or laugh, an
old medical term for a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face,
giving it an appearance of laughter.
Sar*don"ic, a. Of, pertaining to,
or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.
Sar*don"ic (?), a. [F.
sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. &?;, &?;, perhaps fr. &?;
to grin like a dog, or from a certain plant of Sardinia, Gr.
&?;, which was said to screw up the face of the eater.] Forced;
unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly
sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance
of gayety.
Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing
still,
And grief is forced to laugh against her will. Sir H.
Wotton.
The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a
bloody ruffian. Burke.
Sardonic grin or laugh, an
old medical term for a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face,
giving it an appearance of laughter.
Sar*don"ic, a. Of, pertaining to,
or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Scornfully mocking or cynical.
- Disdainfully or ironically humorous.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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