" Barney laughed—a little cynically.
Kidadults cynically pointing this out after having their moment of belief in you are wasting everyone's precious time.
Still more people suggested that the PM was cynically playing up his generosity for the cameras.
Nikita Khrushchev (1894 - 1971) I once said cynically of a politician, 'He'll doublecross that bridge when he comes to it.