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sardonically

/sɑɹdˈɑnɪkəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
sar-don-ical-ly
IPA
/sɑɹdˈɑnɪkəli/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a sardonic manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English sardonic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English sardonically From sardonic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more sardonically (comparative) most sardonically (superlative)

Synonyms

cynically mockingly scornfully sarcastically

Rhymes With

chronically

Questions

How do you pronounce sardonically?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɑɹdˈɑnɪkəli/.
What does sardonically mean?
In a sardonic manner.
Where does sardonically come from?
Etymology tree English sardonic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English sardonically From sardonic + -ally.

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