'Ironic' definitions:

Definition of 'ironic'

From: WordNet
adjective
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" [syn: dry, ironic, ironical, wry]
adjective
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" [syn: ironic, ironical]

Definition of 'Ironic'

From: GCIDE
  • Ironic \I*ron"ic\, a. Ironical. --Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster]

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