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ironical

[ahy-ron-i-kuhl] / aɪˈrɒn ɪ kəl /


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Knight has taken the novel’s Gothic elements and smeared them over whatever was light or comical or ironical in the original.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023

“I don’t know if it’s ironical, or a blessing, but I had 20 years of experience being around disabled athletes, so I have an understanding of what’s going on,” he said.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2022

Robertson’s raised eyebrows and perpetual half smile gave him an ironical appearance.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 1, 2018

My wife and I gathered several friends on a November night in 2008, and watched with joy and disbelief as this young, literary, ironical man with a Kenyan father was elected to the presidency.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2016

It's really ironical, because I'm six foot two and a half and I have gray hair.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger




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