ironic
/ɑɪˈrɑn·ɪk/ adj (also ironical /ɑɪˈrɑn·ɪ·kəl/) (HAVING OPPOSITE EFFECT)Definition
› odd or humorous because something has a different or opposite result from what is expected: [+ that clause] It’s really ironic that I would be asked to write about pets today because just yesterday our dog ran away.
(Definition of ironic adj (HAVING OPPOSITE EFFECT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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iron n DEVICE
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iron n METAL
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iron out something phrasal verb
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iron v USE DEVICE
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ironclad adj
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ironic adj USING OPPOSITE WORDS
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ironically adv
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ironing board n
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ironing n
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irony n
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