English to English adjective source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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humorously sarcastic or mocking | Example:
• dry humor • an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely • an ironic novel • an ironical smile • with a wry Scottish wit
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characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is | Example:
• madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker • it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely
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