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We have spotted CYNIC (5 Letters) a total of 9 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with CYNIC and also when and where was it last seen:

Definition

Alt. of Cynical
One of a sect or school of philosophers founded by Antisthenes, and of whom Diogenes was a disciple. The first Cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn for social customs and current philosophical opinions. Hence the term Cynic symbolized, in the popular judgment, moroseness, and contempt for the views of others.
One who holds views resembling those of the Cynics; a snarler; a misanthrope; particularly, a person who believes that human conduct is directed, either consciously or unconsciously, wholly by self-interest or self-indulgence, and that appearances to the contrary are superficial and untrustworthy.

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  • USA Today: Jan 28, 2024
  • USA Today: Oct 11, 2023
  • LA Times: Sep 10, 2023
  • Newsday: Jul 17, 2023
  • LA Times: Jun 26, 2023
  • New York Times: May 23, 2023
  • New York Times: Feb 26, 2023
  • USA Today: Feb 19, 2023
  • New York Times: Jan 9, 2023