Word: sardonicism
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There Francis won the dislike and doctrinal distrust of "tall, dark, thin, intense yet sardonic" Father Tarrant. When Francis ventured: "Surely, sir, creed is such an accident of birth God can't set an exclusive value on it," Father Tarrant answered icily: "What an admirable heretic you would have...
But wars are not won with return tickets. The British will not win World War II by squeezing miniature forces into defensive crannies at the last moment, and withdrawing them brilliantly. Some sardonic wit in London last week figured out what B.E.F. meant: Back Every Fortnight. There was just enough...
This short, slight man with the slightly scraggly grey hair has more in common with the late Calvin Coolidge than the fact that he came to power by accident. He has a sardonic sense of humor, a deliberate manner and enormous practical shrewdness, which has earned him the nickname El...
Muñoz Marin would be a remarkable figure in any country. In Puerto Rico of 1941 he is unique. Son of a Puerto Rican hero, he spent most of his life in the U. S., learned English on New York City streets. He also acquired a sardonic, down-to...
Fearing's linguistic mirror was well adapted to reflect New York-until the Depression drew the fires from under the big talk of the city's prosperity-mongers. That left Fearing's style heatedly reflecting what was gradually growing cold. Instead of letting his sardonic feelings about...