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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