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sarcastic

adjective

Using cutting or mocking remarks, often through verbal irony.

Cutting or mocking

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caustic mocking biting cutting sardonic sneering

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sardonic

adjective

Grimly or bitterly mocking.

Bitterly mocking

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cynical mocking scornful derisive caustic bitter

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smirk

verb

To smile in a smug, affected, or self-satisfied manner.

Smile smugly

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smile smugly smile self-satisfiedly smile derisively

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