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

  • (..) the crushing, black oblivion of Davy Jones' locker. 'Course it was only after that we learned we needed his blood to lift the curse. That's what you call ironic. Bring him. I don't care for the situation. Any attempt to storm the caves could turn to an ambush. Not if you're the one (..)
    2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl