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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (32806)	2/9/1999 11:15:00 AM
From: lorrie coey	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

Cynic \Cyn"ic\ (s[i^]n"[i^]k), Cynical \Cyn"ical\ (-[i^]kal), a. [L. cynicus of the sect of Cynics, fr. Gr. kyniko's, prop., dog-like, fr. ky'wn, kyno's, dog. See {Hound}.] 1. Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received. --Johnson. 2. Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle. 3. Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics; having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or resembling, the doctrines of the cynics. 4. Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions; as, cynical views of human nature. Note: In prose, cynical is used rather than cynic, in the senses 1 and 4. Cynic spasm (Med.), a convulsive contraction of the muscles of one side of the face, producing a sort of grin, suggesting certain movements in the upper lip of a dog. From WordNet (r) 1.6 (wn) cynical adj : believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others [syn: {misanthropic}, {misanthropical}] What? I resent the fact that Women are banned from attending funerals. I was moved by the way this man was respected and loved by so many people...and he wanted peace, I believe. That does not change how I feel about Islam. Are you asking for your ration?