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IRONIC

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• IRONIC (adjective)
The adjective IRONIC has 2 senses:

1. humorously sarcastic or mocking
2. characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

Familiarity information: IRONIC used as an adjective is rare.

• IRONIC (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Humorously sarcastic or mocking

Synonyms:

ironic; wry; dry; ironical

Context examples:

dry humor / an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely / an ironic novel / an ironical smile / with a wry Scottish wit

Similar:

humorous; humourous (full of or characterized by humor)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

Synonyms:

ironical; ironic

Context examples:

madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker / it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely

Similar:

incongruous (lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness)

"Barking dogs seldom bite."
(English proverb)
"Laziness is the mother of all bad habits."
(Albanian proverb)

"What comes easily is lost easily."
(Egyptian proverb)

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