Meaning of sarcastic

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Sarcastic mean marked by bitterness and a power or will to cut or sting. It basically implies an intentional inflicting of pain by deriding, taunting, or ridiculing.

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Obaid

Hi,this is Hiroko. I just read your question about the meaning of sarcastic. as far as i know by sarcastic we mean expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds.

Hi

I agree with the previous contributors

However, in UK English, the word can have a softer and more humourous meaning

A famous example is an episode of the children's TV program The Magic Roundabout - "Piano Moving". (1971 - screenplay by Serge Danot; translation by Eric Thompson)

Dougal, the dog, is trying to move a grand piano onto a train - he is not

And I completely DISAGREE that it's for the intentional infliction of pain. We use sarcasm all the time, often in an attempt to be humorous about non-humorous situation, or because it would be considered unkind or unflattering to say something directly.

Something as simply as "Ah, yes, there's nothing quite as wonderful as a Monday morning, is there!" is sarcasm, since most people would p