Synonym: satiric. Similar words: empirical, satire, lyrical, theatrical, chimerical, historical, electrical, hysterical. Meaning: adj. exposing human folly to ridicule.
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1 She writes satirical sketches for a magazine.
2 Overall, the tone of the book is satirical/the book is satirical in tone.
3 " Private Eye " is a satirical magazine.
4 A vein of satirical anger runs through all his work.
5 She specializes in over-the-top satirical comedy.
6 Perhaps the author is being satirical, employing irony, allegory,[www.Sentencedict.com] or ambiguity.
7 The result, although dark and satirical, is a joy to watch - hilariously funny and unremittingly scabrous.
8 Subtly satirical of western gullibility towards ancient rituals and superstitions, this is several cuts above standard culture-clash fare.
9 Stylish and fashionably satirical, they seem afraid to tackle big subjects and to take the subjects or themselves seriously.
10 However, this great satirical onslaught on the Royal Family came to an abrupt end.
11 He cast his satirical eye over subjects from assassinations to riots.
12 They were farcically satirical potted biographies in sets of two rhyming couplets.
13 When Lee, the director, is being satirical and outrageous, the movie is quite funny.
14 Unlike Waugh, Frayn is bitter-sweet rather than utterly satirical about journalism.
15 I like to read Lu Xun's satirical essays.
16 His style is at times droll, satirical, yet sympathetic.
17 He has a very satirical eye.
18 It is here that Twain's satirical vision darkens.
19 No less distinguished was his achievement as a portrait painter, his approach extending from the satirical to the deeply affectionate.
20 Punch played a central role in the evolution of satirical humour and in creating opportunities for the cartoonist and the illustrator.
21 ACCORDING to acquaintances who move in the twilight world of Private Eye, the satirical magazine is hoping for a Conservative victory.
22 But I also love artists like Alfred Quir z that are satirical and provocative.
23 Or could it simply be that many of our best satirical writers were themselves college lecturers?
24 If his work kept him late for a meal, he had satirical reproaches cast upon his head by the landlady.
25 He had an infectious sense of humour, and recently scripted an amusing and satirical pantomime.
26 And it has fueled the pens of editorial cartoonists, who have milked the story for all its satirical potential.
27 When you think about it, none of our best-selling satirical novelists have actually satirized anything for years.
28 To those ballads he added a substantial leavening of others that were complimentary, jocular, and satirical.
29 The impatience of the genius with the follies of littler men gives thrust and venom to Swift's satirical output.
30 He is a man who has edited a book of satirical verse.
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