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English to English adjective
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Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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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
source: wordnet30
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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
source: wordnet30
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