Engelsk tillægsord: ironic | |||
1. | ironic humorously sarcastic or mocking | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Dry humor. An ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely. An ironic novel. An ironical smile. With a wry Scottish wit. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dry, ironical, wry | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | humorous, humourous | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | humorless, humourless, unhumorous | ||
2. | ironic characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker. It was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ironical | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | incongruous | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | congruent, congruous | ||