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Cynical
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cynical
English
Etymology
en :af Cynic -al<id:adjectival suffix> + 1
Adjective
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Of or relating to the Cynics, a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.
References
Cynical
"cynical" Concise Oxford Dictionary Tenth Edition
Anagrams
en accilny calycin