ironic

Definition

  • adjective: using words that mean the opposite of what you really think especially in order to be funny
  • adjective: relating to, containing, or constituting 'irony'
  • synonyms: rabelaisian, allusive, allusory

Examples

  • It's 'ironic' that computers break down so often, since they're meant to save people time.

  • He wrote 'ironically' [=in an ironic way] about his experiences during the war.

  • It is 'ironic' that the robber's car crashed into a police station.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) ? You've just said . I know, it will save me money putting an ad in the paper. Come on, let haul it over your place. Kind of ironic, huh? - What? Toad washing a car they tried to steal from you. Yeah, he misses one spot. He is doing it all over again too. (..)
    2008 Gran Torino