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stinging
English
Etymology
From Middle English styngyng; equivalent to sting +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?st????/
- Rhymes: -????
Adjective
stinging (comparative more stinging, superlative most stinging)
- Having the capacity to sting.
- stinging nettles
- (figuratively) Precise and hurtful
- 2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91," Rolling Stone
- That same year, a young Gloria Steinem went undercover as a Playboy Bunny at one of his Playboy Clubs and wrote a stinging inside critique of the magazine's ethos and chauvinism in an article, titled "A Bunny's Tale," which was published in Show magazine.
- 2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91," Rolling Stone
Derived terms
- stingingly
Verb
stinging
- present participle of sting
Noun
stinging (plural stingings)
- The act by which someone receives a sting.
- the stingings of scorpions
- stingings of remorse
stinging From the web:
- what stinging insect lives in the ground
- what stinging means
- what stinging nettle good for
- what stinging insects leave stingers
- what stinging insect burrows in the ground
- what stinging bees live in the ground
- what stinging insect is black
- what's stinging me in the ocean
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
ironic From the web:
- what ironic means
- what ironic event concludes the story
- what ironic use of superstition is presented
- what ironically is reardon's mascot
- what ironic consequence did william
- what ironic about the song ironic
- is ironic ironic
- is ironic actually ironic
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