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Webster 1913 Edition
Sarcasm
Sar′casm
,Noun.
[F.
sarcasme
, L. sarcasmus
, Gr. σαρκασμός
, from σαρκάζειν
to tear flesh like dogs, to bite the lips in rage, to speak bitterly, to sneer, fr. σάρξ
, σάρκος
, flesh.] A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest.
The
sarcasms
of those critics who imagine our art to be a matter of inspiration. Sir J. Reynolds.
Syn. – Satire; irony; ridicule; taunt; gibe.