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Definition of: cynical
(sin′i·kəl) adjective
1. Given to distrusting evidences of virtue and disinterested motives; inclined to moral skepticism; pessimistic.
2. Currish; sneering. See synonyms under CAPTIOUS.
—cyn′·i·cal·ly adverb
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