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sardonic

a. வலிதின் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்ட, மனமொவ்வாத, இயற்கையல்லாத


Sar*don"ic, a. Etym: [F. sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. Sardinia, Gr. Defn: Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety. Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still, And grief is forced to laugh against her will. Sir H. Wotton. The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody ruffian. Burke. Sardonic grin or laugh, an old medical term for a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving it an appearance of laughter. Sar*don"ic, a. Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.


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