What does satiric mean?

satiric means "exposing human folly to ridicule".

How many syllables are in satiric?

satiric has 3 syllables: sa-tir-ic. The stress falls on "tir". In IPA it is /səˈtɪɹɪk/.

What is another word for satiric?

Close synonyms include satirical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is satiric a common word?

satiric is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Satiric — meaning and how to say it: suh-TIR-ik

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
exposing human folly to ridicule
“a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine”
Synonymssatirical
Similarsarcastic

Questions about satiric

What does satiric mean?: satiric means "exposing human folly to ridicule".
How many syllables are in satiric?: satiric has 3 syllables: sa-tir-ic. The stress falls on "tir". In IPA it is /səˈtɪɹɪk/.
What is another word for satiric?: Close synonyms include satirical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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