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Adjective: ironic  I'ró-nik
  1. Humorously sarcastic or mocking
    "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely";
    - dry, ironical, wry
     
  2. 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

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