† ironiousadj.

Forms: 1500s ironyous, 1600s ironious.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin īrōnīa , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin īrōnīa irony n. + -ous suffix. Compare slightly earlier ironiously adv. and slightly later ironical adj.

Obsolete.

Characterized by irony; ironic.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [adjective] > ironic

ironious1534

ironical1536

ironized1596

ironic1614

southpaw1957

1534 J. Fewterer tr. U. Pinder Myrrour Christes Passion ii. xx. f. lxxxiii The thyrde derisyon was with scornefull and mockynge or ironyous sentences [L. sermonum yronicorum].

1654 T. Blount Acad. Eloquence 31 The former fashion of Diminution sometimes in Ironious sort goes for Amplification, As speaking of a great personage, No mean man.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	ironious
释义	† ironiousadj. Forms: 1500s ironyous, 1600s ironious. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin īrōnīa , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin īrōnīa irony n. + -ous suffix. Compare slightly earlier ironiously adv. and slightly later ironical adj. Obsolete. Characterized by irony; ironic. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [adjective] > ironic ironious1534 ironical1536 ironized1596 ironic1614 southpaw1957 1534 J. Fewterer tr. U. Pinder Myrrour Christes Passion ii. xx. f. lxxxiii The thyrde derisyon was with scornefull and mockynge or ironyous sentences [L. sermonum yronicorum]. 1654 T. Blount Acad. Eloquence 31 The former fashion of Diminution sometimes in Ironious sort goes for Amplification, As speaking of a great personage, No mean man. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1534
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