ironical

  • (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
    ironic,
  • (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
    ironic, wry, dry,

Synonyms

ironic wry dry

Words of close approximity

ironically