- ironic adj
- The discovery of how to make steel was ironic.
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ironic adj
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ironic — IRÓNIC, Ă, ironici, ce, adj. Căruia îi place să facă ironii, să ia în râs; zeflemist, batjocoritor; care conţine, care exprimă o ironie; înţepător. – Din fr. ironique, lat. ironicus. Trimis de gall, 04.01.2008. Sursa: DEX 98 IRÓNIC adj.… … Dicționar Român
ironic, ironical — adj. ironic, ironical that + clause (it s ironic, ironical that the weakest student in mathematics was elected class treasurer) … Combinatory dictionary
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, implausible,… … New thesaurus
ironic — [ī rän′ik] adj. 1. meaning the contrary of what is expressed 2. using, or given to the use of, irony 3. having the quality of irony; directly opposite to what is or might be expected 4. marked by coincidence or by a curious or striking… … English World dictionary
irónic — adj. m., pl. irónici; f. sg. irónicã, pl. irónice … Romanian orthography
ironic — adj figurative, nonliteral, double edged; contradictory, paradoxical, irreconcilable, incongruous, jarring; unexpected, unforeseen, unanticipated, surprising; serendipitous, happenstantial, coincidental; bewildering, puzzling, mysterious,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
ironic — adj. (also ironical) 1 using or displaying irony. 2 in the nature of irony. Derivatives: ironically adv. Etymology: F ironique or LL ironicus f. Gk eironikos dissembling (as IRONY(1)) … Useful english dictionary
ironic — [[t]aɪrɒ̱nɪk[/t]] also ironical 1) ADJ GRADED When you make an ironic remark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke. At the most solemn moments he will flash a mocking smile or make an ironic remark... People used to call me Mr… … English dictionary
ironic — i|ron|ic [aıˈrɔnık US aıˈra: ] adj also i|ron|i|cal [ ıkəl] 1.) an ironic situation is one that is unusual or amusing because something strange happens or the opposite of what is expected happens or is true ▪ Your car was stolen at the police… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ironic — /uy ron ik/, adj. 1. containing or exemplifying irony: an ironic novel; an ironic remark. 2. ironical. 3. coincidental; unexpected: It was ironic that I was seated next to my ex husband at the dinner. [1620 30; < LL ironicus < Gk eironikós… … Universalium
