biting satire

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• Satire — This article is about the genre. For the mythological creature, see satyr. Satires redirects here. For other uses, see Satires (disambiguation). 1867 edition of Punch, a ground breaking British magazine of popular humour, including a great deal… …   Wikipedia

• satire — sat|ire [ˈsætaıə US taır] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin satura, satira, from (lanx) satura full plate, mixture , from satur; SATURATE] 1.) [U] a way of criticizing something such as a group of people or a system, in which you… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• biting — [[t]ba͟ɪtɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Biting wind or cold is extremely cold. ...a raw, biting northerly wind... Antarctic air brought biting cold to southern Chile on Thursday. Syn: piercing 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Biting criticism or wit is …   English dictionary

• biting — bit|ing [ˈbaıtıŋ] adj 1.) a biting wind is unpleasantly cold = ↑icy ▪ A biting wind blew down from the hills. 2.) a biting criticism, remark etc is cruel or unkind ▪ a biting satire on corruption >bitingly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• satire — UK [ˈsætaɪə(r)] / US [ˈsæˌtaɪr] noun Word forms satire : singular satire plural satires literature a) [uncountable] the use of humour to criticize someone or something and make them seem silly political/social satire b) [countable] a play, book,… …   English dictionary

• satire — sat|ire [ sæ,taır ] noun uncount the use of humor to criticize someone or something and make them seem silly: political/social satire a. count a play, book, movie, etc. that uses this humor: His latest book is a biting satire on modern… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• satire — n. 1) (a) biting, scathing satire 2) a satire on * * * [ sætaɪə] scathing satire (a) biting a satire on …   Combinatory dictionary

• satire — /sat uyeur/, n. 1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. 2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule. 3 …   Universalium

• satire — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ biting, dark, savage ▪ brilliant, funny, hilarious ▪ political, social ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• biting — adj. Biting is used with these nouns: ↑chill, ↑cold, ↑insect, ↑sarcasm, ↑satire, ↑tone, ↑wind, ↑wit …   Collocations dictionary

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium