sardonic

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sardonic /sɑr ˈdɑ nɪk/ ?

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Traces of sardonic humor can still be found in his writing, but the cool phrases of the time are completely gone.
The senator was treated to loud and sardonic laughter when he proposed legislation on same-sex marriage.
Humor writers rely on offbeat characters and sardonic twists in language and that leaves the reader chuckling in delight.

"Listen," Miller says, "I've been a Marlboro-Man sardonic outlaw for so many years, I was enamored of anybody coming to me and pitching me an idea to be a more convivial, This Is Your Life, Ralph Edwards type, that I sucked it up like a sponge. It...
on Feb 21, 2008 By: Dennis Miller Source: Houston Chronicle
Patrick describes the soaring anthem - with its U2/BOWIE flavor and stacked backdrop of buzzing electric guitars - as a "sardonic anti-war/pro-troops song."
on Feb 11, 2008 By: Richard Patrick Source: Blabbermouth.net
"One cannot read him without being touched by his sardonic yet compassionate countryman's voice, his hunter's irony," said author James Dickey.
on Jan 22, 2009 By: James Dickey Source: The Daily Citizen