ironic
Use Ironic in a sentence
ɪk adjective
1.
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony: an ironic novel; an ironic remark.
3.
coincidental; unexpected: It was ironic that I was seated next to my ex-husband at the dinner.
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ironic or ironical (aɪˈrɒnɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| of, characterized by, or using irony | |
| ironical or ironical | |
| —adj | |
| i'ronicalness or ironical | |
| —n | |
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Ironic
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Example sentences
It would be ironic if the master spin-doctor's reward ended up destroying his own reputation.
For while a mash-up can be fun, playful and ironic, the idea of erecting billboards inside our cinematic fantasies goes too far.
The ironic juxtaposition of pleasure, cruelty, and a rusting tractor adds a distinctive local flourish.
Bad movies are good at a twenty-year ironic remove, but their remakes remain bad.
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