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satiric

sa·ti·ric

US/sʌˈtɪrɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

exposing human folly to ridicule

  • “a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine”
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From Middle French satirique, from Late Latin satiricus.

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