Ironic has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
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"
2
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"
3
Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
"It was ironic that he spent his entire savings trying to avoid ever having to use them again."
Example Sentences
"dry humor"
adjective
"an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"
adjective
"an ironic novel"
adjective
"an ironical smile"
adjective
"with a wry Scottish wit"
adjective
"madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"
adjective
"it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"
adjective
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