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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ironical \I*ron"ic*al\, a. [LL. ironicus Gr ? dissembling: cf F. ironique See {Irony}.] 1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by irony; as an ironical remark. 2. Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony. -- {I*ron"ic*al*ly}, adv -- {I*ron"ic*al*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ironical adj 1: characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely" [syn: {ironic}] 2: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {dry}, {ironic}, {wry}]
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