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/aɪɹˈɒnɪkəl/
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[ US /aɪˈɹɑnɪkəɫ/ ]
[ US /aɪˈɹɑnɪkəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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humorously sarcastic or mocking
an ironic novel
with a wry Scottish wit
an ironical smile
dry humor
an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely -
characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker
it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely
How To Use ironical In A Sentence
- Classmates at West Point had ironically dubbed him Beauty.
- Ironically, the action is over a short story concerning a previous libel action.
- The scene near the Chennai Kaliappa Hospital, on Tuesday was supremely ironical, and drew sharp reactions from tree lovers who were passing by.
- Stealing away, (whence, I suppose, the ironical phrase of trusty Trojan to this day,) like a thief — pretendedly indeed at the command of the gods; but could that be, when the errand he went upon was to rob other princes, not only of their dominions, but of their lives? — Clarissa Harlowe
- Ironically this was in a whinge about grammar schools. Times, Sunday Times
- You, young man,” she proceeded, addressing Roland Graeme, and at once softening the ironical sharpness of her manner into good-humoured raillery, “you, who are all our male attendance, from our Lord High Chamberlain down to our least galopin, follow us to prepare our court.” The Abbot
- Ironically, the fire was the indirect result of a new environmental consciousness. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877
- LIZZIE: ( ironically ) With five thousand a year, would not matter if he warts and a leer.
- Ironically, this doesn't involve her first lover but instead, her best friend, the girl with whom she chose to make the all-important journey into adulthood with. Kate Monro: The Devastatingly Short Virginity Loss Story
- Ironically, despite a global reversal in the world's financial fortunes, the ultrarich continue to grow (grotesquely) richer. Times, Sunday Times
