dry (s)
ironic (s)
ironical (s)
wry (s)

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type s
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def humorously sarcastic or mocking
examples dry humor
an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
an ironic novel
an ironical smile
with a wry Scottish wit
Outgoing links
Similar to humorous, humourous
Derivationally related form ironical → irony
Derivationally related form ironic → irony
Derivationally related form dry → dryness
Incoming links
Similar to humorous, humourous
Derived from adjective wryly → wry
Derived from adjective drily → dry
Derived from adjective dryly → dry
Derived from adjective ironically → ironical
Derivationally related form dryness → dry
Derivationally related form irony → ironical
Derivationally related form irony → ironic

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