sarcastically

ADVERB

scornfully

Synonyms

WEAK

acerbically acrimoniously bitingly caustically maliciously sneeringly

Example Sentences

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Zilis responded to questions briefly and, at times, sarcastically.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Dubois insisted he was "not at all" rattled, before Wardley sarcastically replied: "Yeah, he's as cool as a cucumber."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

According to Winston Churchill, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin once sarcastically asked a French diplomat: “The pope! How many divisions has he got?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Before the game, Redick sarcastically wouldn’t even utter the name of the award Doncic has positioned himself for, only saying he believed Doncic should be in the “M-word conversation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Daddy asks me very sarcastically, “Is there anyone you are talking to?”

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

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