a00563288
type | s |
lex_filenum | 00 |
def | characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is |
examples | madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely |
Outgoing links | |
Similar to | incongruous |
Derivationally related form | ironical → irony; ironical → irony |
Derivationally related form | ironic → irony; ironic → irony |
Incoming links | |
Similar to | incongruous |
Derivationally related form | irony → ironic; irony → ironic |
Derivationally related form | irony → ironical; irony → ironical |
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