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Webster 1913 Edition
Ironical
1.
Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony;
– as, an
. ironical
remarkI-ron′ic-al-ly
, adv.
I-ron′ic-al-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ironical
IRON'ICAL
,Adj.
Definition 2024
ironical
ironical
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
ironical (comparative more ironical, superlative most ironical)
- Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Gods of Mars, chapter III, page 40.
- His tone was cold and ironical; its bitterness but reflecting the terrible disappointment he had suffered.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Gods of Mars, chapter III, page 40.
- (obsolete) Feigning ignorance; simulating lack of instruction or knowledge; exhibiting Socratic irony.