- To be
sardonic is to be
disdainfully or
cynically humorous, or
scornfully mocking. A form of wit or humour,
being sardonic often involves expressing an...
-
Sardonic Wrath is the 10th
studio album by the
Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was
released 6
September 2004 by
Moonfog Productions, and was...
- The
phrase "No good deed goes unpunished" is a
sardonic commentary on the
frequency with
which acts of
kindness backfire on
those who
offer them. In other...
- the
plant responsible for
producing the
sardonic grin. This
plant is a
possible candidate for the "
sardonic herb",
which was a
neurotoxic plant referred...
-
historically responsible for
producing the
sardonic grin. This
plant is the most
likely candidate for the "
sardonic herb",
which was a
neurotoxic plant used...
- in the Urdu language, is
revered for his
exceptional depth, irony, and
sardonic humor. The
author of some 250
short stories,
radio plays, essays, reminiscences...
- 'Pataphysics (French: 'pataphysique) is a
sardonic "philosophy of science"
invented by
French writer Alfred Jarry (1873–1907)
intended to be a
parody of...
-
fruit is an
achene borne in a
spherical cluster of up to 35. The term
sardonic (sardanios), "bitter or
scornful laughter", is
often cited as deriving...
- kind" of anarchist. In 1964
Sartre renounced literature in a
witty and
sardonic account of the
first ten
years of his life, Les Mots (The Words). The book...
-
spectrum of his
possible tones: wit, ridicule, irony, sarcasm, cynicism, the
sardonic and invective. The type of
humour that
deals with
creating laughter at...
