Exposing human folly to ridicule:
— A persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine.

synonym: satiric.

Roget 932: disapproving etc. v.; scandalized.    disparaging, condemnatory, damnatory^†, denunciatory, reproachful, abusive, objurgatory^†, clamorous, vituperative; defamatory etc. 934.    satirical, sarcastic, sardonic, cynical, dry, sharp, cutting, biting, severe, withering, trenchant, hard upon; censorious, critical, captious, carping, hypercritical; fastidious etc. 868; sparing of praise, grudging praise.    disapproved, chid etc. v.; in bad odor, blown upon, unapproved; unblest^†; at a discount, exploded; weighed in the balance and found wanting.    blameworthy, reprehensible etc. (guilt) 947; to blame, worthy of blame; answerable, uncommendable, exceptionable, not to be thought of; bad etc. 649; vicious etc. 945.    unlamented, unbewailed^†, unpitied^†.    ... show more

Roget 934: detracting etc. v.; defamatory, detractory^†, derogatory, deprecatory; catty; disparaging, libelous; scurrile, scurrilous; abusive; foul-spoken, foul-tongued, foul-mouthed; slanderous; calumnious, calumniatory^†; sarcastic, sardonic; sarcastic, satirical, cynical.    critical etc. 932.    ... show more

Polish: satyryczny