Caricature vs Sarcastic - What's the difference?
caricature | sarcastic |
As a verb caricature is . As an adjective sarcastic is sarcastic.
caricature Noun
( en noun)
A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect.
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A grotesque misrepresentation.
* Macaulay
- A grotesque caricature of virtue.
Descendants
* Tagalog: (l)
Verb
To represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner.
Derived terms
* caricaturist
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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
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* " sarcastic " in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
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* Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)
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