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Webster 1913 Edition


Ironic

I-ron′ic

,
Adj.
Ironical.
Sir T. Herbert.

Definition 2024


ironic

ironic

See also: irònic

English

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Adjective

ironic (comparative more ironic, superlative most ironic)

  1. Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
    • 2014, Steven Pinker The Sense of Style
    It was ironic I forgot my textbook on human memory.
  2. Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.

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Usage notes

Some writers complain about an overuse of the word ironic to extend to situations which are remarkable for reasons other than irony - perhaps just coincidental or merely odd.

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin ironicus through French ironique

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iˈro.nik]

Adjective

ironic m, n (feminine singular ironică, masculine plural ironici, feminine and neuter plural ironice)

  1. ironic

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