Predicate: cynical
Roleset id: cynical.01 , jaded, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
cynical.01: CYNICAL-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, curious-j.01, stupid-j.01. (from cynical.01-j)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| cynical (j.) | Mental_property | |
Roles:
Arg1 may require concatenation if both actor and action are mentioned. (from cynical.01-j)
Arg0-PAG: stimulus of cynicism-- what arg1 is cynical about/in response to
Arg1-PPT: cynic, entity/action characterized as cynical
Example: arg0 'in response to'
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
I think the biggest face slap for me was when-1 he was cynical to my apology, as if all "younger" people in the world are malicious and irresponsible [*-1] .
Arg1: he
Rel: cynical
Arg0: to my apology
Argm-mnr: as if all "younger" people in the world are malicious and irresponsible
Argm-tmp: [*-1]
Example: both args
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
Marta said her payment of $500 was not worth the trauma her family experienced and she was cynical about the lawyers.
Arg1: she
Rel: cynical
Arg0: about lawyers
Example: alternate arg0
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
He was cynical to his surroundings and appeared disinterested
Arg1: he
Rel: cynical
Arg0: to his surroundings
Example: arg1 refers to an action
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
I do n't know if it 's cynical or not , but talk about someone who does n't get what Obama 's saying :
Arg1: it
Rel: cynical
Example: concatenated arg1
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
A couple weeks ago Mark said I was cynical to say that welfare capitalism was a vote buying program.
Arg1: [I],[to say that welfare capitalism was a vote buying program]
Rel: cynical
Example: reversed concatenated arg1
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
To say that welfare capitalism was a vote buying program was cynical of me.
Arg1: [To say that welfare capitalism was a vote buying program],[of me]
Rel: cynical