Adjective: ironic I'ró-nik
- Humorously sarcastic or mocking
"an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely";
- dry, ironical, wry
- Characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
"madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker";
- ironical
See also: humorous, humourous [Brit, Cdn, non-standard], incongruous
Encyclopedia: Ironic