slovodefinícia
cynical
(encz)
cynical,cynický adj:
Cynical
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Cynic \Cyn"ic\ (s[i^]n"[i^]k), Cynical \Cyn"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal),
a. [L. cynicus of the sect of Cynics, fr. Gr. kyniko`s,
prop., dog-like, fr. ky`wn, kyno`s, dog. See Hound.]
1. Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious;
currish.

I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess
obligations where no benefit has been received.
--Johnson.
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2. Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic,
year; cynic cycle.
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3. Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics;
having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or
resembling, the doctrines of the cynics.
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4. Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by
moral principles; believing the worst of human nature and
motives; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes
which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or
self-indulgence; having a sneering disbelief in the
selflessness of others; as, a cynical man who scoffs at
pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions;
as, cynical views of human nature.

Syn: misanthropic, misanthropical.
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Note: In prose, cynical is used rather than cynic, in the
senses 1 and 4.
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Cynic spasm (Med.), a convulsive contraction of the muscles
of one side of the face, producing a sort of grin,
suggesting certain movements in the upper lip of a dog.
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cynical
(wn)
cynical
adj 1: believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a
sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others [syn:
cynical, misanthropic, misanthropical]
podobné slovodefinícia
cynical
(encz)
cynical,cynický adj:
cynically
(encz)
cynically,cynicky adv: Zdeněk Brož
Cynically
(gcide)
Cynically \Cyn"ic*al*ly\ (s[i^]n"[i^]*kal*l[y^]), adv.
In a cynical manner.
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Cynicalness
(gcide)
Cynicalness \Cyn"ic*al*ness\, n.
The quality of being cynical.
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cynical
(wn)
cynical
adj 1: believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a
sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others [syn:
cynical, misanthropic, misanthropical]
cynically
(wn)
cynically
adv 1: with cynicism; in a cynical manner; "Larsen's frost-
blackened lips curved cynically"

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