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What is the adjective for cynically?

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cynical
  1. Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
  2. Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
  3. Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
  4. Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.
  5. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (medicine, rare) Like the actions of a snarling dog.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. suspicious, doubtful, mistrustful, distrustful, sceptical, doubting, disbelieving, unbelieving, incredulous, skeptical, pessimistic, jaundiced, disillusioned, misanthropic, negative, disenchanted, hard, hardened, nonbelieving, black, bleak, hard-bitten, world-weary, hard-boiled, dubious, questioning, unconvinced, wary, leery, unsure, uncertain, trustless, chary, suspecting, unsettled, apprehensive, quizzical, negativistic, undecided, cagey, cautious, hinky, careful, guarded, fearful, hesitant, paranoid, uneasy, jealous, untrusting … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “Even the most cynical isolationist can see with his own eyes how gladly these people have welcomed the armies of democratic liberation.”
      “He could use that quiet, cynical wit which passes so well in society.”
      “The general tone of the piece is cynical, morbid and unpleasantly other-worldly.”
cynic
  1. cynical (in all senses)
  2. (not comparable) Relating to the Dog Star.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. cynical, sarcastic, sardonic, caustic, mocking, satirical, biting, derisive, scornful, scoffing, sneering, contemptuous, scathing, disparaging, ironical, ironic, dry, wry, mordacious, sceptical, skeptical, detracting, misanthropical, tongue-in-cheek, pessimistic, misanthropic, cutting, sharp, satiric, mordant, acerbic, trenchant, sarky, jeering, snarky, barbed, stinging, bitter, taunting, corrosive, arrogant, scalding, mean, acid, smart-alecky, disrespectful, acrid, acerb, pungent, smart-mouthed … more
cynicall
  1. Obsolete form of cynical.
cynick
  1. Obsolete form of cynic.
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