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

  • (..) losing his power. Which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew. Then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. It’s ironic. He could save others from death, but not himself. Is it possible to learn this power? Not from a Jedi. MAN: (..)
    2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith