ironic
/aɪ'rɑnɪk/
adjective
6 letters3 syllables8 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
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”
2
Humorously sarcastic or mocking.
“an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely”
“an ironic novel”
WORD FORMS
Related formirony
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinironicway
Starts & ends withI … C
Syllablesi · ron · ic
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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