'Ironical' definitions:

Definition of 'ironical'

(from WordNet)
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]
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]

Definition of 'Ironical'

From: GCIDE
  • 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; given to irony. -- {I*ron"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {I*ron"ic*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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