different between ironic vs disheveled
ironic
English
Alternative forms
- ironick (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ironique, from Late Latin ?r?nicus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (eir?nikós).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /a????n.?k/
- Rhymes: -?n?k
Adjective
ironic (comparative more ironic, superlative most ironic)
- Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- 2014, Steven Pinker, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century!, p.275
- It was ironic I forgot my textbook on human memory.
- 2014, Steven Pinker, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century!, p.275
- Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.
- Contrary or opposite to what may be expected.
- It's ironic to have a blizzard in the middle of the summer.
- (proscribed) Odd or coincidental; strange.
- It's ironic that we are eating a sandwich in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
Usage notes
Some writers complain about an overuse of the word ironic to extend to situations which are remarkable for reasons other than irony - perhaps just coincidental or merely odd.
Synonyms
- ironical
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- Irony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Cirino, oniric
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ironique, from Late Latin ?r?nicus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (eir?nikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [i?ro.nik]
Adjective
ironic m or n (feminine singular ironic?, masculine plural ironici, feminine and neuter plural ironice)
- ironic
Declension
Related terms
- ironie
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disheveled
English
Adjective
disheveled (comparative more disheveled, superlative most disheveled)
- Alternative form of dishevelled
Verb
disheveled
- simple past tense and past participle of dishevel
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