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Definitions of cynical

adjective

  1. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

Examples of cynical

  1. Outwardly tough, aloof and cynical, she does a good deal of nail-chewing and fiddling with a cigarette as she decides whether Jack can be trusted.
  2. Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist. George Carlin 
  3. The young man — fortified as he was by a natural cynical pride and passionateness — winced at this unexpected reply, notwithstanding.

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