English-Thai Dictionary

ironic

ADJ ประหลาด และ น่าขัน  paradoxical incongruous par-lad-lea-na-kan

 

ironic

ADJ เชิง เยาะเย้ย  แดกดัน  ถากถาง  เหน็บแนม  sarcastic satirical mocking courtesy esteem chang-yor-yoi

 

ironical

ADJ ประหลาด และ น่าขัน  paradoxical incongruous par-lad-lea-na-kan

 

ironical

ADJ เหน็บแนม  แดกดัน  ถากถาง  เยาะเย้ย  sarcastic satirical mocking courtesy esteem neb-nam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IRONICAL

a.Expressing one thing and meaning another. An ironical expression is often accompanied with a manner of utterance which indicates that the speaker intends to be understood in a sense directly contrary to that which the words convey.

 

IRONICALLY

adv. By way of irony; by the use of irony. A commendation may be ironically severe.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IRONIC

IRONIC I *ron "ic, a.

 

Defn: Ironical. Sir T. Herbert.

 

IRONICAL

I *ron "ic *al, a. Etym: [LL. ironicus, Gr. ironique. See Irony. ]

 

1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark.

 

2. Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony. -- I *ron "ic *al *ly, adv. -- I *ron "ic *al *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ironic

i ron ic |īˈränik aɪˈrɑnɪk | ▶adjective using or characterized by irony: his mouth curved into an ironic smile. • happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this: [ with clause ] : it was ironic that now that everybody had plenty of money for food, they couldn't obtain it because everything was rationed. DERIVATIVES i ron i cal adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French ironique or late Latin ironicus, from Greek eirōnikos ‘dissembling, feigning ignorance, ’ from eirōneia (see irony 1 ).

 

ironically

i ron i cal ly |īˈränik (ə )lē aɪˈrɑnək (ə )li | ▶adverb in an ironic manner. • used to denote a paradoxical, unexpected, or coincidental situation: [ sentence adverb ] : ironically, the rescue craft that saved her was the boat she was helping to pay for.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ironic

ironic |ʌɪˈrɒnɪk | ▶adjective using or characterized by irony: his mouth curved into an ironic smile. • happening in a way contrary to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this: [ with clause ] : it was ironic that now everybody had plenty of money for food they couldn't obtain it because everything was rationed. DERIVATIVES ironical adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French ironique or late Latin ironicus, from Greek eirōnikos ‘dissembling, feigning ignorance ’, from eirōneia (see irony 1 ).

 

ironically

iron ¦ic |al ¦ly |ʌɪˈrɒnɪkli | ▶adverb in an ironic manner: ‘How very noble, ’ Oliver said ironically. • used in reference to a paradoxical, unexpected, or coincidental situation: [ sentence adverb ] : ironically, the rescue craft which saved her was the boat she was helping to pay for.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ironic

ironic adjective 1 Edward's tone was ironic: sarcastic, sardonic, cynical, mocking, satirical, caustic, wry. ANTONYMS sincere. 2 it's ironic that a former illiterate is now a successful writer: paradoxical, incongruous. ANTONYMS logical.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ironic

ironic adjective 1 Edward's tone was ironic: sarcastic, sardonic, dry, caustic, sharp, stinging, scathing, acerbic, acid, bitter, trenchant, mordant, cynical; mocking, satirical, scoffing, ridiculing, derisory, derisive, scornful, sneering; wry, double-edged, backhanded, tongue-in-cheek; Brit. informal sarky. ANTONYMS sincere. 2 I just wanted to go out and experience life, so it's ironic that I've ended up writing: paradoxical, incongruous, odd, strange, weird, peculiar, unexpected. ANTONYMS logical, to be expected. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD ironic, sarcastic, sardonic, caustic See sarcastic . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Spanish Dictionary

irónico, -ca

irónico, -ca adjetivo Que contiene, implica o denota ironía :poesía irónica; tono irónico .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ironic

i ron ic -i cal /aɪ (ə )rɑ́nɪk |-rɔ́n -//-nɪk (ə )l /→irony 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 反語的な , 皮肉な (cynical, sardonic )▸ an ironical compliment 皮肉な世辞 ▸ with an ironic smile (怒りたいのに )逆にほほえみを浮かべて ▸ It's [It seems ] ironic that ……とは皮肉だ ▸ How ironic !(予期せぬ事態に遭遇して驚きをこめて )なんて皮肉なことだ 2 皮肉の好きな .

 

ironically

i r ó n i cal ly 副詞 〖文修飾 〗皮肉にも, 皮肉なことに ; 反語的に, 皮肉に ▸ Ironically , dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel, the founder of the famous peace prize .皮肉な話だが, ダイナマイトを発明したのは著名な平和賞を創設したアルフレッド ノーベルだった