ADJECTIVE: "given to...the use of words that mean the opposite of what one intends to say especially in order to insult, to show irritation, or to be funny" Crossword Clue

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ADJECTIVE: "given to...the use of words that mean the opposite of what one intends to say especially in order to insult, to show irritation, or to be funny" Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

IRRITATION (noun)
1. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
2. a sudden outburst of anger
ADJECTIVE (adjective)
1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
ADJECTIVE (noun)
1. a word that expresses an attribute of something
2. the word class that qualifies nouns

More Missing Letter Crossword (4/23/2026) Answers

Across

1. ADJECTIVE: "unpleasantly or unattractively thick or uneven—usually used of cosmetic products"

5. Sound of a heavy object being dropped

9. VERB: "to prepare (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermentation or by infusion and fermentation"

10. Actress Skye

13. NOUN: "a solemn attestation of the truth or inviolability of one's words"

14. Not old, in Berlin

16. Ann ___ (Midwest college town)

20. ADJECTIVE: "marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger"

22. TRADEMARK: "used for a precision cutting hand tool with a sharp, replaceable blade"

23. ABBREVIATION: "which was to be demonstrated"

24. VERB: "to [reply] to an invitation"

26. Get some fresh air

31. ADJECTIVE: "extraordinary; impressive"

32. Rhythmic Redding

33. VERB: "to draw or coerce profit or advantage from illicitly or to an extreme degree"

34. INTERJECTION: "used to get someone's attention"

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Down

1. "Under the Dome" channel

2. Palindromic constellation

3. BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "Jack 1922–1969 Jean-Louis American writer"

4. NOUN: "an international organization that promotes the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical welfare originally of young women"

5. NOUN: "the first month of the civil year or the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar"

6. ADJECTIVE: "currently popular or in demand"

7. PREFIX: "single"

8. ABBREVIATION: "the 12th month of the Gregorian calendar"

12. PHRASE: "by giving up something else"

14. VERB: "to refuse to accept or allow (something)"

15. NOUN: "a memorable or important date or event...that begins a new period in the history of a person or thing"

17. Where to cook over hot coals

18. "Nice work!"

19. Any member of Cincinnati's MLB team

21. Tolled, as a clock tower

25. Letters on bottles of cognac

26. NOUN: "something prized especially for great beauty or perfection"

27. Cosmetics brand since 1981

28. Coconut or sesame, e.g.

29. Say rude things about

30. More than -er

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