sarcastique

French

Etymology

Coined after sarcasme. The Modern Greek word σαρκαστικός (sarkastikós) is a borrowing from French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saʁ.kas.tik/
• Hyphenation: sar‧cas‧tique

Adjective

sarcastique (plural sarcastiques)

1. sarcastic

Related terms

• sarcasme
• sarcastiquement

Descendants

• → Greek: σαρκαστικός (sarkastikós)
• → Romanian: sarcastic
• → Turkish: sarkastik

Further reading

• “sarcastique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012