sarcastically

sarcastically

English

Etymology

    From sarcastic + -ally.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sɑː(ɹ)ˈkæstɪkli/, /sɑː(ɹ)ˈkæstɪkəli/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Adverb

    sarcastically (comparative more sarcastically, superlative most sarcastically)

    1. In a sarcastic manner.
      • 1979, Gabrielle Carey, Kathy Lette, Puberty Blues, page 46:
        `Sprung!' cried Jeff Basin, the local dubbo. 'Oh, der,' moaned Boardie sarcastically.
      • 2024 September 2, Ellsworth Toohey, “Musk boosts 4chan claim that women are incapable of critical thinking”, in Boing Boing[1]:
        Another pointed out the hypocrisy in the original argument, sarcastically noting, "Amazing how all of these 'free-thinking alpha males' reach the same conclusions on everything."
      • 2025 August 7, Zach Vasquez, “From puppy murder to racist podcasts: South Park’s anti-deportation episode is utterly ruthless TV”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
        Figures from both groups – rightwing activist Charlie Kirk and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – boastfully shared these images on X, with the latter sarcastically thanking South Park for helping them in their recruiting efforts. (The show responded on X by asking DHS “Wait, so we ARE relevant? #eatabagofdicks”.)

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