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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sarcastic \Sar*cas"tic\, Sarcastical \Sar*cas"tic*al\, adjective Expressing, or expressed by, sarcasm; characterized by, or of the nature of, sarcasm; given to the use of sarcasm; bitterly satirical; scornfully severe; taunting.
What a fierce and sarcastic reprehension would this have drawn from the friendship of the world! --South.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sarcastic
adjective: expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds [ant: {unsarcastic}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "sarcastic": Rabelaisian, acerb, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, biting, bitter, captious, carping, caustic, cavilling, censorious, contemptuous, contumelious, corrosive, critical, cutting, cynical, derisive, derisory, disdainful, dry, harsh, incisive, ironic, ironical, jeering, malefic, malevolent, malicious, mocking, mordant, nasty, poisonous, pungent, ridiculing, sardonic, satiric, satirical, scathing, scornful, sharp, spiteful, stinging, tart, trenchant, venomous, virulent
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