Cynical

See also cynical

English

Etymology

From Cynic + -al.

Adjective

Cynical (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Cynics, a sect of ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.
2. Concerned only with one's own interests and disregarding accepted standards to achieve them: A cynical fool

References

• “Cynical” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• "cynical" Concise Oxford Dictionary Tenth Edition