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Ironical — I*ron ic*al, a. [LL. ironicus, Gr. ? dissembling: cf. F. ironique. See {Irony}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark. [1913 Webster] 2. Addicted to the use of irony;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ironical — that + clause (it s ironical that the weakest student in mathematics was elected class treasurer) … Combinatory dictionary
ironical — ironic, ironical, ironically For the adjective, choice between ironic and ironical seems to be determined largely by sentence rhythm. Both words properly mean ‘of the nature of irony’, i.e. implying the opposite of what is literally or normally… … Modern English usage
ironical — ironically, adv. ironicalness, n. /uy ron i keuhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery: an ironical compliment; an ironical smile. 2. using or prone to irony: an ironical speaker. [1570 80;… … Universalium
ironical — adjective 1. characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is (Freq. 5) madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker it was ironical that the well planned scheme failed so completely •… … Useful english dictionary
ironical — adjective a) Pertaining to irony; conveying or consisting of covert sarcasm; sarcastic under a serious or friendly pretense; as, an ironical compliment. b) Addicted to irony; using disguised sarcasm … Wiktionary
ironical — ironic UK [aɪˈrɒnɪk] / US [aɪˈrɑnɪk] or ironical UK [aɪˈrɒnɪk(ə)l] / US [aɪˈrɑnɪk(ə)l] adjective 1) linguistics expressing the opposite of what you really think, especially in order to be humorous an ironic comment an ironic little smile 2) an… … English dictionary
ironical — ironic / ironical [adj] sarcastic acrid, alert, arrogant, backbiting, biting, bitter, burlesque, caustic, chaffing, clever, contemptuous, contradictory, critical, cutting, cynical, defiant, derisive, disparaging, double edged, exaggerated,… … New thesaurus
ironical — ironic ► ADJECTIVE 1) using or characterized by irony. 2) happening in the opposite way to what is expected. DERIVATIVES ironical adjective ironically adverb … English terms dictionary
ironical — adjective see ironic … New Collegiate Dictionary
