No. 10,638 in Spanish

cínicamente

"Cinically" or "in a cynical manner."

In a sentence

Él sonrió cínicamente al escuchar la propuesta.
He smiled cynically upon hearing the proposal.
Here, "cínicamente" describes the manner of the action "sonrió" (he smiled), implying distrust or sarcasm towards the proposal.
Respondió cínicamente a la pregunta del reportero.
He responded cynically to the reporter's question.
In this context, "cínicamente" modifies "respondió" (he responded), indicating an attitude of scorn or disbelief in the response.
Cínicamente, dijo que el esfuerzo era inútil.
Cynically, he said that the effort was useless.
Here, "cínicamente" sets the tone for the statement "dijo" (he said), implying his perspective that lacks sincerity or hope.

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