sardonically

From sardonic + -ally.

sardonically (comparative more sardonically, superlative most sardonically)

1. In a sardonic manner.

   Synonyms: cynically, mockingly, scornfully, sarcastically

   • 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 93:

     Her floppy hat came down to the tip of her nose, revealing only a long chin and a wide tight mouth, twitched up at the corners by a nervous contraction of her cheek muscles, which gave her an unexpected air of smiling sardonically in the recesses of her hat.