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ironic
/aɪəˈrɒnɪk/ adjectiveDefinition
HUMOUR › saying something that you do not mean, as a joke: ironic comments
SITUATION › An ironic situation is strange because it is the opposite of what you expected: [+ that] It's ironic that she was hurt by the very person she's trying to help.
ironically adverb (Definition of ironic adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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