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ironic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ironical |
| Derivation | irony |
madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker.
it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely.
Examples of ironic
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It's ironic in that Reagan himself at times strayed from conservative orthodoxy.
From the sacbee.com
Isn't it ironic-teh pig gets off on a technicality and the victim is still dead?
From the orlandosentinel.com
It is ironic that many on the far left openly celebrated the death of bin Laden.
From the dailyherald.com
Thank you for that surely ironic depiction of demonizing your political enemies.
From the economist.com
It's an ironic touch considering that the CEO recently announced his retirement.
From the kentucky.com
Gently ironic that a piece in the Work section should be a shoddy example of it.
From the guardian.co.uk
The ironic result is that some well-off private schools are now getting support.
From the time.com
Film buff O. told me he thought that was an ironic example for Smith to mention.
From the thestate.com
That these messages come from a film linked to a line of pricey dolls is ironic.
From the sacbee.com
- Dry: 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"
- 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"
- (ironically) contrary to plan or expectation; "ironically, he ended up losing money under his own plan"
- (ironically) in an ironic manner; "she began to mimic him ironically"
- (irony) sarcasm: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
- (irony) incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
- "Ironic" is a song written by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard and produced by Ballard for Morissette's third album Jagged Little Pill (1995). It was released as the album's fourth single in 1996 (see 1996 in music). The song received a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year in 1997.
- Irony (from Ancient Greek u03B5u1F30u03C1u03C9u03BDu03B5u03AFu03B1 (eiru014Dneu00EDa), meaning "dissimulation, feigned ignorance"), in its broadest sense, is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or event in which what appears, on the surface, to be the case, differs radically from what is actually the case. Irony may be divided into categories such as verbal, dramatic, and situational.
- (Irony (album)) Irony (stylised as irony) is an album by ACO, released in 2003.
