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bitter |
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marked by cynicism and rancor |
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sadonic |
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disdainfully or skeptically mocking |
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sarcastic |
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sneering, mocking |
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caustic |
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stinging, biting, intense sarcasm |
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ironic |
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subtle sarcasm, saying opp of meaning |
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satiric |
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ridiculing to make a point |
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invective |
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violent, abusive insult |
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didatic |
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instructive |
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reverent |
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respectful |
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austere |
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severe, simple, unadroned |
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erudite |
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learned, scholarly |
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esoteric |
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exclusive, haughtily learned |
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mellifluous |
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smooth, sweet |
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ornate |
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elaborate rhetoric, florid style |
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staccato |
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short, choppy |
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terse |
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concise, pithy |
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disdainful |
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scornful |
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lugubrious |
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mournful, sorrowful |
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scathing |
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bitterly severe |
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vituperative |
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verbally abusive |
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facetious |
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joking, not serious |
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critical |
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finding fault |
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objective |
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unbiased |
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nostalgic |
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longing for past |
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pedantic |
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narrowly, stodgily learned |
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laudatory |
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praising |
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maudlin |
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overemotional, sickly sentimental |
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sanguineous |
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optimistic, cheerful |
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