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   ironic

   /ʌɪˈrɒnɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. using or characterized by irony: "his mouth curved into an ironic smile" Similar sarcasticsardonicdrycausticsharpstingingscathingacerbicacidbittertrenchantmordantcynicalmockingsatiricalscoffingridiculingderisoryderisivescornfulsneeringwrydouble-edgedbackhandedtongue-in-cheekinformal:sarkyOpposite sincere
   • ▪ happening in a way contrary to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this: "it was ironic that now everybody had plenty of money for food they couldn't obtain it because everything was rationed" Similar paradoxicalincongruousoddstrangeweirdpeculiarunexpectedOpposite logicalto be expected

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French ironique or late Latin ironicus, from Greek eirōnikos ‘dissembling, feigning ignorance’, from eirōneia (see irony1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. ironical adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIRONIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   IRONIC definition: 1. interesting, strange, or funny because of being very different from what you would usually…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ironicIronic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of IRONIC is relating to, containing, or constituting irony. How to use ironic in a sentence. What's irony? Synonym Discussion of Ironic.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIRONIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   IRONIC meaning: 1. interesting, strange, or funny because of being very different from what you would usually…. Learn more.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ironyIrony Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of IRONY is the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning. How to use irony in a sentence. What's irony? Synonym Discussion of Irony.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIRONIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   When you make an ironic remark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke. People used to call me Mr Popularity at secondary school, but they were being ironic. American English : ironic / aɪˈrɒnɪk, aɪˈrɒnɪkəl /

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › ironicIRONIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Ironic definition: using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony. See examples of IRONIC used in a sentence.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ironicIronic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of ironic. adjective. characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is. “madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker” synonyms: ironical. incongruous. lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness. adjective. humorously sarcastic or mocking.