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Wryly Caustic Language Crossword Clue

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noun

• witty language used to convey insults or scorn

• incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

• a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

33%9Wryly humorous
adjective

• expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

33%8Wryly humorous
adjective satellite

• disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking

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