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ironical
i·ron·ic I0234300 (ī-rŏn′ĭk) also i·ron·i·cal I0234300 (ī-rŏn′ĭ-kəl) adj. 1. Characterized by or constituting irony. 2. Given to the use of irony. 3. Poignantly contrary to what was expected or intended: madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker. 4. Usage Problem Coincidental or improbable.
i·ron′i·cal·ly adv. i·ron′i·cal·ness n. Usage Note: In its nonliterary uses, irony refers to an incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs, especially if what actually occurs seems designed to thwart or mock human wishes. For example, in the sentence Ironically, even as the government was fulminating against American policy, American jeans and videocassettes were the hottest items in the stalls of the market, the incongruity exemplifies human inconsistency. This sentence was approved by 92 percent of Usage Panelists in our 2016 survey. Sometimes, people misapply ironic, irony, and ironically to events and circumstances that might better be described as simply coincidental or improbable, with no particular lessons about human vanity or presumption. Resistance to such uses remains strong. In 1987, 78 percent of the Usage Panel rejected In 1967, Susan moved from Ithaca to California, where she met her husband-to-be, who, ironically, also came from upstate New York. In 2016, this same sentence was still rejected by 63 percent, though some Panelists noted that it might be acceptable in the right context: if Susan had moved to California to get away from New Yorkers, the irony could lie in the the folly of supposing we can know what fate has in store for us. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ironical - 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"ironicincongruous - lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation" | | 2. | ironical - 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"ironic, wry, dryhumorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" |
ironicaladjectiveMarked by or displaying contemptuous mockery of the motives or virtues of others:cynic, cynical, ironic, sardonic, wry.Translationsironical
Synonyms for ironicaladj marked by or displaying contemptuous mockery of the motives or virtues of othersSynonyms- cynic
- cynical
- ironic
- sardonic
- wry
Synonyms for ironicaladj characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually isSynonymsRelated Wordsadj humorously sarcastic or mockingSynonymsRelated Words |