Cynical

See also: cynical

English

Etymology

From Cynic +‎ -al.

Adjective

Cynical (not comparable)

1. 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”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• "cynical" Concise Oxford Dictionary Tenth Edition

Anagrams

• calycin