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English
Etymology
sardonic + -ally
Adverb
sardonically (comparative more sardonically, superlative most sardonically)
- In a sardonic manner.
- Synonyms: cynically, mockingly, scornfully, sarcastically
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 93:Her floppy hat came down to the tip of her nose, revealing only a long chin and a wide tight mouth, twitched up at the corners by a nervous contraction of her cheek muscles, which gave her an unexpected air of smiling sardonically in the recesses of her hat.
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