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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).

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   • 1. ironical adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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

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   • Ironically

     IRONICALLY definition: 1. in a way that is interesting,...

   • English (US)

     IRONIC meaning: 1. interesting, strange, or funny because of...

   • Traditional

     IRONIC translate: 具有諷刺意味的；出乎意料的；令人啼笑皆非的, 反語的;諷刺的. Learn more...

   • Znaczenie Ironic, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     IRONIC definicja: 1. interesting, strange, or funny because...

   • Ironic: Russian Translation

     IRONIC translate: иронический , иронический, нелепый . Learn...

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

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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.