She, too, had sensed hostility in her hostess' satirical exclamation.
The drama, being at length formed, naturally adhered to the first division of poetry, the satirical and panegyrical, which made tragedy and comedy.
Comedy, therefore, is a satirical poem, representing an action carried on by dialogue, to excite laughter by describing ludicrous characters.
Louis accepted the offering most graciously, and, notwithstanding the satirical smiles of some of his courtiers, wore them in his button-hole.
Few of these papers have much interest; but among them was the very best thing that he ever wrote, a masterpiece both of reasoning and of satirical pleasantry, the review of Jenyn's Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil.
The less sympathy we have with men the more exquisite is our enjoyment of their folly: satirical delight is closely akin to cruelty.
The dream, the storm, the phantoms, and the unprofitableness could easily make a satirical picture.
And in fact we never enjoy seeing our own persons in a satirical light, or any one else for whom we really feel affection.
It goes with the power of satirical and bitter eloquence, a sort of scornful rudeness of intelligence, that makes for the core of a passion or of a character, and affixes to it a more or less scandalous label.
But Harriet was sure that she was satirical because she was so calm.
Let us rather say unhappily expressed," said Philip, who always adopted a dry satirical manner when he was puzzled.
Douglas, the monk of Glastonbury, is especially denunciative and satirical on this point.
He made the publishers the subject of a satirical poem in the Scots Magazine of 1815.
Here follows a catalogue of rival beauties, with satirical descriptions.
His liberality was severely called in question, and there was a satirical story of his keeping nothing in his cellar but small beer.
The view of the public on this point was expressed by Rowlandson's satirical summary of the situation.
Kearsley, the publisher of those well-known satiricaleffusions of Dr.
This curious advertisement is repeated in a satirical print which Rowlandson prepared on the same subject.
It was discovered that, eminently satirical as was the bard with his pen, he was not emulous to shine as a wit in colloquial intercourse with strangers, or even amongst his most intimate associates.
He occasionally, when a popular subject gave unusual impulse to the demand for satirical plates, supplied Mr. W.
As the increasing number of votes gave fresh spirit to the Foxites, satirical squibs, and songs exulting over Wray's possible downfall and his future fate, were plentifully put forth by the wits of the Opposition.
We can now take leave of the caricatures called forth on the Westminster Election and continue our review of the remainder of the satirical prints issued by Rowlandson in the course of 1784.
I was pretty sure that the young stranger who had so zealously offered himself as her knight, would be greeted by a satirical smile by Lottka.
A satirical play, The New System, was produced a few weeks later.
He was engaged, with the literary friends just named, in publishing a satirical poem called he Anarchiad, which had considerable influence.
There are accounts which say that the deep sympathy and regret was all a farce, and that Andre, who was a wit and a poet, was most cordially hated by the Americans on account of some witticisms and satirical verses at their expense.
This satirical poem was written at General Clinton's head-quarters, now No.
It is somewhat singular that these satirical lines should be attributed, not to an obscure libeller, or a disappointed patriot, but to Ablavius, prime minister and favorite of the emperor.
He has intervals of calm and resignation, even of satirical humour, and these become more frequent as the term of his exile draws near, and in one of them he wrote his prose letter to a "Lisbon friend.
No one contradicted him, for he was alone, and with a slightly satirical smile he went on.
His satirical yet affectionate eyes met hers, then he looked at the fire.
More humorous and less jocose are the verse with a definite satirical turn.
He lived for a while in Switzerland and studied French philosophy, which suited his satirical turn of mind.
At eighteen he published a collection of poems, which was followed by El Duende Satirico (The Satirical Goblin).
For a satirical pamphlet on the death of Louis XIV he was sent to the Bastille for a year and was afterwards committed again for a quarrel with the Chevalier de Rohan.
He is a man of erudition and good natured though satirical turn of mind.
He became a canon of the Lateran congregation, but for composing some satirical pieces against Pope Urban VIII.
I don't exactly understand what you mean," said Peter politely, marking the satirical note.
The young man at the gate smiled in a satirical way.
From the ability and keenness of the Baviad and Mæviad, and from a promise made in his edition of the latter to continue his satirical writings, it was hoped that he would do this, but he did not.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "satirical" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
