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noun • witty language used to convey insults or scorn • a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others | ||||||||
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Writings Ridiculing Vice And Folly Crossword Clue
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SATIRE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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SATIRE
Updated: October 13, 2023
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
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1 | Branch of literature that exposes and criticizes human folly and vice | |
2 | Derisively ridiculing
New York Times -
22 Jan 1988 | New York Times / 22 Jan 1988 |
3 | Examining and ridiculing human folly or vice through humor | |
4 | Guardian leaders in series ridiculing former union
The Guardian Cryptic -
03 Apr 2009 | The Guardian Cryptic / 03 Apr 2009 |
5 | Meaning “poetic medley”, the art of ridiculing through storytelling, defined by Dr Johnson as “a poem in which wickedness or folly is censured”
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
14 Jan 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 14 Jan 2023 |
6 | Really ridiculing
New York Times -
03 Jun 2012 | New York Times / 03 Jun 2012 |
7 | Ridiculing bad Monroe play
The Guardian Cryptic -
21 Jan 2005 | The Guardian Cryptic / 21 Jan 2005 |
