Definitions of cynical
a. - Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish.
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a. - Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle.
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a. - 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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a. - Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions; as, cynical views of human nature.
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The word "cynical" uses 7 letters: A C C I L N Y.
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Words formed by adding one letter before or after cynical (in bold), or to accilny in any order:
e - calycine h - chancily
Shorter words found within cynical:
acyl ai ail ain al an ani anil any ay ayin cain can cay clan clay cyan cyanic cynic icy in inlay inly la lac lacy laic lain lay li lin linac liny na nail nay nil ya yin
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