sarcastically

English

Etymology

From sarcastic +‎ -ally.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑː(ɹ)ˈkæstɪkli/, /sɑː(ɹ)ˈkæstɪkəli/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adverb

sarcastically (comparative more sarcastically, superlative most sarcastically)

  1. In a sarcastic manner.
    • 1979, Gabrielle Carey, Kathy Lette, Puberty Blues, page 46:
      `Sprung!' cried Jeff Basin, the local dubbo. 'Oh, der,' moaned Boardie sarcastically.
    • 2024 September 2, Ellsworth Toohey, “Musk boosts 4chan claim that women are incapable of critical thinking”, in Boing Boing[1]:
      Another pointed out the hypocrisy in the original argument, sarcastically noting, "Amazing how all of these 'free-thinking alpha males' reach the same conclusions on everything."

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