Cynical

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See also: cynical

English

Etymology

Cynic +‎ -al

Adjective

Cynical (not comparable)

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.

References

“Cynical”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
"cynical" Concise Oxford Dictionary Tenth Edition

Anagrams

calycin

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