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Definitions for: Ironical
[adj] characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"
[adj] humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
Webster (1913) Definition: I*ron"ic*al, a. [LL. ironicus, Gr. ? dissembling: cf.
F. ironique. See Irony.]
1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or
characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark.
2. Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony. --
I*ron"ic*al*ly, adv. -- I*ron"ic*al*ness, n.
Synonyms: dry, humorous, humourous, incongruous, ironic, wry
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