Humor-Irony-Sarcasm Tone words

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Caustic

marked by incisive sarcasm; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action/a remark that is harshly and bitterly critical

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Droll

having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality; noun = jester

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Facetious

joking or sarcastic especially in a way regarded by others as silly, annoying, or inappropriate

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Flippant

lacking proper respect or seriousness

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Insolent

rude or impolite : having or showing a lack of respect for other people

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Mock-heroic

ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action; also a noun

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pompous

showing or characterized by a superior attitude towards others : marked by condescension

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pompous

having or exhibiting self-importance; arrogant; magnificent

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Quizzical

comically quaint; mildly teasing or mocking; puzzlement

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Ribald

marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude, offensive. characterized by or using coarse, indecent humor

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Sardonic

showing disrespect or scorn for someone or something : disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking/a mocking, cynical, or scornful manner

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Wry

made by a deliberate distortion of the facial muscles often to express irony or mockery