sarcastically

«sarcastically» in Mova's school dictionary: saying something in a mocking way, where you say the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

Sarcastically means saying something in a mocking way, where you say the opposite of what you mean in order to tease or hurt, like saying "Oh, great!" when something bad happens. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English reading, "she said sarcastically" tells the reader not to take the words literally; the speaker means the opposite. Sarcasm is a kind of irony, often shown by tone of voice. In lessons on kindness, sarcasm can hurt feelings, and it is easy to misunderstand in texts and messages.

examples

• "Oh, brilliant," he said sarcastically, as the rain started. tree →
• "Thanks a lot," she said sarcastically when her brother ate the last biscuit. tree →
• He clapped sarcastically when I dropped the ball. tree →
• "What a lovely surprise," Mum said sarcastically, looking at the muddy floor. tree →
• Don't speak sarcastically to your teacher. tree →
• She rolled her eyes and answered sarcastically. tree →
• Read the line sarcastically and the meaning changes. tree →
• "I suppose it's full of molasses now," remarked one of the young men, sarcastically. tree →

note

Spelling: sarcastic + -ally (not -ly): sarcastically. Noun: sarcasm. Sarcastic words mean the opposite of what they say, so look at the tone and the situation. Sarcasm is hard to spot in writing, which causes arguments online.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sarcastically» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.