ironic
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(s) humorously sarcastic or mocking
- dry humor
- an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
- an ironic novel
- an ironical smile
- with a wry Scottish wit
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(s) 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