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semicynical

semicynical adjective: half or partly cynical.

Adjective

semicynical (not comparable)

  1. Half or partly cynical.

Origin of semicynical

From semi- + cynical.

Questions about semicynical

What does semicynical mean?
Semicynical means half or partly cynical.
What part of speech is semicynical?
Semicynical is an adjective.

Words near semicynical in the dictionary

  1. semicyclic
  2. semicylinder
  3. semicylinders
  4. semicylindric
  5. semicylindrical
  6. semicynical
  7. semicystic
  8. semidaily
  9. semidangerous
  10. semidark
  11. semidarkened

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