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   i·ron·ic

   /īˈränik/

   adjective

   • 1. using or characterized by irony: "his mouth curved into an ironic smile" Similar sarcasticsardonicdrycausticsharpstingingscathingacerbicacidbittertrenchantmordantcynicalmockingsatiricalscoffingridiculingderisoryderisivescornfulsneeringwrydouble-edgedbackhandedtongue-in-cheekinformal:sarkyOpposite sincere
   • ▪ happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this: "it was ironic that now that everybody had plenty of money for food, they couldn't obtain it because everything was rationed" Similar paradoxicalincongruousoddstrangeweirdpeculiarunexpectedOpposite logicalto be expected

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French ironique or late Latin ironicus, from Greek eirōnikos ‘dissembling, feigning ignorance’, from eirōneia (see irony1).

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   • 1. ironical adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ironicIronic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of IRONIC is relating to, containing, or constituting irony. How to use ironic in a sentence. What's irony? Synonym Discussion of Ironic.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIRONIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   IRONIC definition: 1. interesting, strange, or funny because of being very different from what you would usually…. Learn more.

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   IRONIC meaning: 1. interesting, strange, or funny because of being very different from what you would usually…. Learn more.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ironyIrony Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning. b. : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony. c. : an ironic expression or utterance. 2. a(1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result. (2)

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   Ironic definition: using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony. See examples of IRONIC used in a sentence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ironicIronic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If something is ironic it's unexpected, often in an amusing way. If you're the world chess champion, it would be pretty ironic if you lost a match to someone who just learned to play yesterday. Ironic is the adjective for the noun irony .

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIRONIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. adjective. When you make an ironic remark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke. At the most solemn moments he will flash a mocking smile or make an ironic remark. People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school, but they were being ironic. Synonyms: sarcastic, dry, sharp, acid More Synonyms of ironic. 2. adjective.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishironic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of ironic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › ironicIronic - definition of ironic by The Free Dictionary

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    ironic - Something is ironic if the result is the opposite of what was intended; an ironic event is an incongruous event, one at odds with what might have been expected.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishIRONIC | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    IRONIC definition: 1. saying something that you do not mean, as a joke: 2. An ironic situation is strange because it…. Learn more.