Feb 14, 2011 · Basically, sardonic and sarcastic both stand for mocking gestures, but what is the difference in their contextual use? Are there any other words that represent a similar gesture?

May 1, 2016 · You can tell by the tone, or if you'll forgive the impertinence, by the smile.If the remark is lacerating it's sarcastic. But as the speaker seems about to fall off a metaphorical cliff, it's Sardonic

May 7, 2024 · For this situation, I currently use my own emoticon: : ) : ( : ) I see that some writers use the word sardonic to describe the situation above, but dictionaries often attach some cruel …

May 1, 2022 · Thanks Anton. Yes, Sardonic or Satrirical is very close. I think perhaps the "but that's just me" is satirical. However, I'm still convinced there's another term that means to use self-deprecating …

Apr 23, 2023 · Sardonic is an adjective describing dry, understated, and sort of mocking speech or writing—such as a clever remark that stings because it’s so accurate. While sardonic comments …

Sep 2, 2018 · The word you are looking for dry reaction (of smile/laugh) is Sardonic. When you're being sardonic, or if you have a sardonic laugh or smile, you're making fun of someone or something in a …

Also see What is the difference between “sardonic” and “sarcastic”?, and note that cynical appears in the definition shown for sardonic: “grimly mocking or cynical”. As noted in mplungjan's comment, “A …

Dec 20, 2017 · In Google-image results for sneer and sardonic smile, the sneers are much more frequently like frowns than like smiles; and the sardonic smiles often are like sneers, and sometimes …

Apr 19, 2011 · Well, not all amusement is droll, and arguably not all drollery is amusing. But whatever the relationship between the two words is, I'm not sure it makes sense to generalise that relationship …

Sep 9, 2016 · 2 Consider sardonic. (adj.) showing that you disapprove of or do not like someone or something : showing disrespect or scorn for someone or something [Merriam-Webster] In your …