ironical
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /aɪˈɹɒnɪkəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /aɪˈɹɑnɪkəl/
Adjective
ironical (comparative more ironical, superlative most ironical)
- Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.
- 1913 January–May, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Gods of Mars”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as chapter III, in The Gods of Mars, Chicago, Ill.: A[lexander] C[aldwell] McClurg & Co., 1918 September, →OCLC, page 40:
- His tone was cold and ironical; its bitterness but reflecting the terrible disappointment he had suffered.
- (obsolete) Feigning ignorance; simulating lack of instruction or knowledge; exhibiting Socratic irony.
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Translations
given to the use of irony, sarcasm
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ironic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “ironical”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “ironical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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