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ironic (adjective), more ironic, most ironic
1. Characterized by or constituting sarcasm: What a beautiful view, George said, as his ironic statement referred to the view of the alley in the back of his hotel room.
2. Description of the outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected: Jill thought it was ironic that computers break down so often since they are supposed to be a faster way of getting written materials completed.

The news article Hank was reading described the ironic crashing of the robber's car into a police station.

It was an ironic turn of events when Bessie and Bert became close friends after their marital divorce.

Irony differs from deception in that the ironist intends for the listener to reconstruct his or her attitude from the ironic words that are spoken.

It has long been noted that ironic statements are frequently spoken with a marked intonation, often termed "the ironic tone of voice".

It is ironic luck when a man gets wonderful poker hands when he plays bridge.

—Compiled from Esar's Comic Dictionary by Evan Esar.
A reference to words that mean the opposite of what is said.
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