ironical

Adjective
Synonyms: ironicdrywry

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is“madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker”“it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely”Synonyms: ironic
  2. humorously sarcastic or mocking“dry humor”“an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely”“an ironic novel”“an ironical smile”“with a wry Scottish wit”Synonyms: dryironicwry
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ironical \I*ron"ic*al\, a. [LL. ironicus, Gr. ? dissembling: cf. F. ironique. See Irony.] [1913 Webster]

1.Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark. [1913 Webster]

2.Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony. -- I*ron"ic*al*ly, adv. -- I*ron"ic*al*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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