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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Satiric \Sa*tir"ic\, Satirical \Sa*tir"ic*al\, adjective [L. satiricus: cf. F. satirique.]
1. Of or pertaining to satire; of the nature of satire; as, a satiric style.
2. Censorious; severe in language; sarcastic; insulting. ''Satirical rogue.'' --Shak.
Syn: Cutting; caustic; poignant; sarcastic; ironical; bitter; reproachful; abusive. -- {Sa*tir"ic*al*ly}, adverb -- {Sa*tir"ic*al*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
satirical
adjective: exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine" [syn: {satiric}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "satirical": Hudibrastic, Rabelaisian, abusive, burlesque, caricatural, caustic, chaffing, cynical, derisive, disparaging, doggerel, dry, exaggerating, farcical, flippant, ironic, irreverent, macaronic, mocking, parodic, ridiculing, sarcastic, sardonic, satiric, scornful, spoofing
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