satirical

1. 1.

   exposing human folly to ridicule

   “a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine”

   Synonymssatiric

   Similarsarcastic

Questions about satirical

What does satirical mean?

satirical means "exposing human folly to ridicule".

How many syllables are in satirical?

satirical has 4 syllables: sa-tir-i-cal. The stress falls on "tir". In IPA it is /səˈtɪɹəkəl/.

What is another word for satirical?

Close synonyms include satiric. 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 satirical a common word?

satirical is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.