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ironical

[ ahy-ron-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery: an ironical smile.

    an ironical compliment;

    an ironical smile.

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  2. using or prone to irony:

    an ironical speaker.

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • ¾±Â·°ù´Ç²Ô·¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·¾±Â·°ù´Ç²Ô·¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô adjective
  • non·¾±Â·°ù´Ç²Ô·¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²õ±ð³¾Â·¾±-¾±Â·°ù´Ç²Ô·¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·¾±Â·°ù´Ç²Ô·¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ironical1

First recorded in 1570–80; ironic + -al 1
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Example Sentences

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Knight has taken the novel’s Gothic elements and smeared them over whatever was light or comical or ironical in the original.

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“I don’t know if it’s ironical, or a blessing, but I had 20 years of experience being around disabled athletes, so I have an understanding of what’s going on,†he said.

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“Puny and insignificant, you mean. You are dreaming, sir,—or you are sneering. For God’s sake, don’t be ironical!â€

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Adams became increasingly ironical in his observations on the impotence of individuals set against the relentless movement of history — a progress toward chaos, as he saw it.

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"Say something ironical. Make some crack about Primo de Rivera."

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