ironic
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /aɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/
ironic
- Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- 2014, Steven Pinker, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century!, p.275
- It was ironic I forgot my textbook on human memory.
- 2014, Steven Pinker, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century!, p.275
- Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.
- Contrary or opposite to what may be expected.
- It's ironic to have a blizzard in the middle of the summer.
- (proscribed) Odd or coincidental; strange.
- It's ironic that we are eating a sandwich in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
- French: ironique
- German: ironisch
- Italian: ironico, sarcastico
- Portuguese: irónico (Portugal), irônico (Brazil)
- Russian: ирони́ческий
- Spanish: irónico
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