"satirical" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /səˈtɪɹɪkəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-satirical.wav Forms: more satirical [comparative], most satirical [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪɹɪkəl Etymology: From satire + -ical. Etymology templates: {{af|en|satire|-ical}} satire + -ical Head templates: {{en-adj}} satirical (comparative more satirical, superlative most satirical)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or connected with satire. Categories (topical): Comedy Synonyms: satiric Derived forms: satirically Translations (of or pertaining to satire): satirik (Albanian), satíricu (Asturian), сатыры́чны (satyrýčny) (Belarusian), сатири́чен (satiríčen) (Bulgarian), satíric (Catalan), 諷刺的 (Chinese Mandarin), 讽刺的 (fěngcì de) (Chinese Mandarin), satirický (Czech), satirisk (Danish), satirisch (Dutch), satira (Esperanto), satirique (French), satírico (Galician), satirisch (German), satirik (Haitian Creole), satirema (Ido), aorach (Irish), satirico (Italian), 風刺的な (fūshiteki na) (alt: ふうしてきな) (Japanese), сатиралық (satiralyq) (Kazakh), 풍자적 (pungjajeok) (alt: 諷刺的) (Korean), satiricus (Latin), satīrisks (Latvian), сатиричен (satiričen) (Macedonian), satirisk (Norwegian Bokmål), satyryczny (Polish), satírico (Portuguese), satiric (Romanian), сатири́ческий (satiríčeskij) (Russian), sgaiteach (Scottish Gaelic), satirický (Slovak), satiričen (Slovene), satírico (Spanish), mapang-uroy (Tagalog), сатири́чний (satyrýčnyj) (Ukrainian), dychanol (Welsh)
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      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "satiralyq",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "сатиралық"
    },
    {
      "alt": "諷刺的",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pungjajeok",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "풍자적"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "satiricus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "satīrisks"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "satiričen",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "сатиричен"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "satirisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "satyryczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "satírico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "satiric"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "satiríčeskij",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "сатири́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "sgaiteach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "satirický"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "satiričen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "satírico"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "mapang-uroy"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "satyrýčnyj",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "сатири́чний"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to satire",
      "word": "dychanol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "satirical"
}

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