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ironical means: characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

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8 lettersPronunciation /aɪˈɹɒnɪkəl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aciilnorStarts with IEnds with L0 cluesCommon crossword word

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characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

From ironic + -al. Attested since the 1570s.

““So, ultimately, I realized I have been completely ruining my life and my face. What is ironical is that I was only doing this to make myself look better for my wife Marwa. This was for her, not for me.””
“His tone was cold and ironical; its bitterness but reflecting the terrible disappointment he had suffered.”

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