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bantering talking or exchanging remarks in a good-humored teasing way.
caustic sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
contemptuous scornful, disrespectful
cynical believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity
droll curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
insolent showing a rude or arrogant lack of respect
mock-heroic imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic subject
mock-serious pretending to be serious as a joke. ex: "he added with a mock serious expression..."
morose sullen and ill-tempered
paranoid of, characterized by, or suffering from the mental condition of paranoia (mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically elaborated into an organized system)
patronizing treating with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority
pitiful deserving or causing feelings of pity or sympathy; causing feelings of dislike or disgust by not being enough or not being good enough
poignant evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
pompous affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important
ribald referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way
sarcastic marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt
sardonic grimly mocking or cynical
scornful feeling or expressing contempt or derision
staid sedate, respectable and unadventurous
wry using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor.
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