Meaning
1 sensesOf or pertaining to satire.
More definitions
- exposing human folly to ridicule
Examples
1 sentencesTom made a satiric website for the city of Boston.
Origin
From Middle French satirique, from Late Latin satiricus.From Middle French satirique, from Late Latin satiricus.
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Forms
more satiric, most satiric| Comparative | more satiric Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most satiric Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelatedsatire
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.