Origin: Latin
suffix -al
Ironical has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
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"
2
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"
3
Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
Example Sentences
"madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"
adjective
"it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"
adjective
"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