"cynical" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Inglese]

IPA: /ˈsɪnɪkəl/ Audio: en-us-cynical.ogg Forms: more [comparative], most [superlative]
  1. cinico
    Sense id: it-cynical-en-adj-UNYFld5S
  2. scettico
    Sense id: it-cynical-en-adj-P3dcsRcM
  3. sprezzante
    Sense id: it-cynical-en-adj-3GnL9kL8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cynically Related terms: cynicism
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