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Sarcastic vs Afflictive - What's the difference?

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Sarcastic is a related term of afflictive.


As adjectives the difference between sarcastic and afflictive

is that sarcastic is sarcastic while afflictive is that causes physical or mental pain.

sarcastic

English

Alternative forms

* sarcastick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Containing sarcasm.
  • (of a person) Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.
  • * 1912 ,
    • Her eyes slanted a little... and were sometimes full of fiery determination and sometimes dull and opaque. Her expression was never altogether amiable; was often, indeed, distinctly sullen, or, when she was animated, sarcastic .

    Synonyms

    * sarky (British) * snarky

    Derived terms

    * sarky

    See also

    * ironic * sardonic * snide

    References

    * * * " sarcastic" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007) * * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996) ----

    afflictive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That causes physical or mental pain
    • (Alexander Pope)
    (Prior)