About The Word Ironical
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Ironical
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What's The Definition Of Ironical?
[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 Ironical: dry | humorous | humourous | incongruous | ironic | wry Related Terms | Find terms related to Ironical: See Also | Ironical In Webster's Dictionary \I*ron"ic*al\, a. [LL. ironicus, Gr. ? dissembling: cf.
F. ironique. See {Irony}.]
1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or
characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark.
2. Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony. --
{I*ron"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {I*ron"ic*al*ness}, n.
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