ironical

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
  2. adjective humorously sarcastic or mocking

Etymology

From ironic + -al. Attested since the 1570s.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ironic

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