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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
sarcastic
sar·cas·tic BrE [sɑːˈkæstɪk] NAmE [sɑːrˈkæstɪk] (also BrE informal sarky) adjective showing or expressing ↑sarcasm •sarcastic comments •a sarcastic manner •‘There's no need to be sarcastic,’ she said. Derived Word: ↑sarcastically See also: ↑sarky Word Origin: [sarcastic sarcastically] late 17th cent.: from French sarcastique, from sarcasme (see ↑sarcasm), on the pattern of pairs such as enthousiasme, enthousiastique. Example Bank: •His tone was lightly sarcastic. •He looked up and forced a sarcastic smile. •Her tone was faintly sarcastic. •She was waiting for him to make some sarcastic comment. •There's no need to be sarcastic.
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