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Definition of Cynically
1. Adverb. With cynicism; in a cynical manner. "Larsen's frost-blackened lips curved cynically"
Definition of Cynically
1. adv. In a cynical manner.
Definition of Cynically
1. Adverb. in a cynical manner ¹
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Definition of Cynically
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cynically
Literary usage of Cynically
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Russian Revolution by I︠U︡riĭ Lomonosov (1919)
"With dignity this red flag was carried in view of police captains and policemen.
They looked at it quietly and cynically. I somehow did not like this look. ..."
2. The Acts of the Apostles: An Exposition by Richard Belward Rackham (1904)
"It is true that Agrippa somewhat cynically warded off S. Paul's advances, but
had he been as morally worthless as the other Herods, we feel sure that the ..."
3. Americanism: Woodrow Wilson's Speeches on the War--why He Made Them and what by Woodrow Wilson, Oliver Marble Gale (1918)
"Picking out figureheads as ostensible representatives of various Russian provinces,
she insolently and cynically asserted upon the authority of these dummy ..."
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