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Ironic

Ironic Meaning & Definition
Ironic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ironic?

[adj] 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"
[adj] humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ironic: dry | humorous | humourous | incongruous | ironical | wry

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Ironic In Webster's Dictionary

\I*ron"ic\, a. Ironical. --Sir T. Herbert.

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