- adjective
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- of or like a cynic [Barron]
- having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic; especially: contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives [Taisha]
- showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one's actions, esp. by actions that exploit the scruples of others [Webster]
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