ironical
English
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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.
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References
- “ironic” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
- ironical in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- ironical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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