sarcastic

/sär-ˈka-stik/

{et_link|sarc(asm)|sarcasm} + -astic, by analogy with other Greek-derived words where the suffixes -asm and -astic imply one another (as enthusiasmenthusiastic)

adjective

  1. having the character of sarcasm

  2. given to the use of sarcasm : caustic

sarcastic criticism

sarcastic satiric ironic sardonic mean marked by bitterness and a power or will to cut or sting. sarcastic implies an intentional inflicting of pain by deriding, taunting, or ridiculing. satiric implies that the intent of the ridiculing is censure and reprobation.