satirically.

Through ridicule, irony or exaggeration used to expose faults, folly or abuse.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• satirically portray
• satirically expose

On the page

The scene satirically portrayed an institution more concerned with its notices than its work.

The essay satirically exposed the contradiction between the public promise and the routine practice.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Invariable adverb; use more or most only where natural. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: style analysis, interpretation, characterization, rhetorical contrast. Disciplines: literary analysis, prose writing, advanced general English. Commonness: moderately common.