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satiric

/sətˈɪɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
satir-ic
IPA
/sətˈɪɹɪk/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to satire.

Etymology

From Middle French satirique, from Late Latin satiricus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more satiric (comparative) most satiric (superlative) satirick (alternative, obsolete) satirique (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

satirically semisatiric

Synonyms

satirical

Rhymes With

lyric stratospheric vampiric pyrrhic hemispheric rearick wyrick irick wirick jirik stearic

Questions

How do you pronounce satiric?
The recorded pronunciation is /sətˈɪɹɪk/.
What does satiric mean?
Of or pertaining to satire.
Where does satiric come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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