SATIR'IC, SATIR'ICAL, adjective [Latin satiricus.] 1. Belonging to satire; conveying satire; as a satiric style. 2. Censorious; severe in language.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
SATIR'IC, SATIR'ICAL, adjective [Latin satiricus.] 1. Belonging to satire; conveying satire; as a satiric style. 2. Censorious; severe in language.
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