Both Uses
cynical
in
Lord of the Flies
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- The half-shut eyes were dim with the infinite cynicism of adult life.†
p. 137.5 *cynicism = believing that things usually go poorly and that selfish and insincere
- He walked slowly into the middle of the clearing and looked steadily at the skull that gleamed as white as ever the conch had done and seemed to jeer at him cynically.†
p. 185.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(cynical) someone who expects the worst -- especially of people (such as expecting them to be selfish and lie)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)