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cynical(dictionary)

cynical (iou)



cynical adjective. L16.
[formed as CYNIC + -AL1.]
Resembling or characteristic of the Cynic philosophers: distrustful or incredulous of human goodness and sincerity; sneering. L16.
R. West We were experts in disillusion, we had learned to be cynical about fresh starts. S. Naipaul One is led to the cynical conclusion that most had been opposed to the draft rather than to the war itself; passionately dedicated to saving their own skins.
Of dogs, canine. Chiefly joc. rare. E17.
cynically adverb E17.