- ironic, ironical
adj. ironic, ironical that + clause (it's ironic, ironical that the weakest student in mathematics was elected class treasurer)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
ironic, ironical
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dry ironic ironical pawky wry — humourous humourous adj. same as {humorous}; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue in cheek, witty ; {boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish, zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ironic — ironic, ironical, ironically For the adjective, choice between ironic and ironical seems to be determined largely by sentence rhythm. Both words properly mean ‘of the nature of irony’, i.e. implying the opposite of what is literally or normally… … Modern English usage
ironical — ironic, ironical, ironically For the adjective, choice between ironic and ironical seems to be determined largely by sentence rhythm. Both words properly mean ‘of the nature of irony’, i.e. implying the opposite of what is literally or normally… … Modern English usage
ironical — ironic / ironical [adj] sarcastic acrid, alert, arrogant, backbiting, biting, bitter, burlesque, caustic, chaffing, clever, contemptuous, contradictory, critical, cutting, cynical, defiant, derisive, disparaging, double edged, exaggerated,… … New thesaurus
ironic — / ironical [adj] sarcastic acrid, alert, arrogant, backbiting, biting, bitter, burlesque, caustic, chaffing, clever, contemptuous, contradictory, critical, cutting, cynical, defiant, derisive, disparaging, double edged, exaggerated, implausible,… … New thesaurus
ironical — ironic UK [aɪˈrɒnɪk] / US [aɪˈrɑnɪk] or ironical UK [aɪˈrɒnɪk(ə)l] / US [aɪˈrɑnɪk(ə)l] adjective 1) linguistics expressing the opposite of what you really think, especially in order to be humorous an ironic comment an ironic little smile 2) an… … English dictionary
ironic — UK [aɪˈrɒnɪk] / US [aɪˈrɑnɪk] or ironical UK [aɪˈrɒnɪk(ə)l] / US [aɪˈrɑnɪk(ə)l] adjective 1) linguistics expressing the opposite of what you really think, especially in order to be humorous an ironic comment an ironic little smile 2) an ironic… … English dictionary
ironical — index ironic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ironical — ironic ► ADJECTIVE 1) using or characterized by irony. 2) happening in the opposite way to what is expected. DERIVATIVES ironical adjective ironically adverb … English terms dictionary
Ironic — I*ron ic, a. Ironical. Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
