sarcastic

Meaning

1. Containing sarcasm.
2. Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.

Synonyms

caustic

derisive

mocking

biting

ironic

ironical

sardonic

mordant

satirical

cutting

scornful

acrimonious

vitriolic

taunting

sharp-tongued

acid

cynical

sassy

satirize

sharp

shrewd

slander

slur

spicy

trenchant

wisecracking

beggarlike

procacious

acerbic

dry humor

acrid

bitter

bold-faced

brassy

cynic

deadpan

despise

foulmouthed

impertinent

mock

mouthy

narky

reproaching

ridicule

sarcasm

sarky

Translations

sarcastique

sarcastico

sarkastisch

sarcástico

sarcastisch

beißend

σαρκαστικός

mordace

caustico

sarcástico

mordant

caustique

mordaz

cáustico

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɑːˈkæstɪk/

Etymology

Either from sarcasm + -astic or from French sarcastique, from French sarcasme, from Late Latin sarcasmus, ultimately from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós, “sarcasm”), itself from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, literally “meat, flesh”).