ironical
Adjective Satellite
- characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
- "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
- "an ironical smile"
Adj
- Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.
- Feigning ignorance; simulating lack of instruction or knowledge; exhibiting Socratic irony.
Adjective
- Relating to or exhibiting irony; mockingly contradictory.
Examples
- It was IRONICAL that he had all the letters for ’VICTORY’ but couldn’t place them.
Origin / Etymology
From ironic + -al. Attested since the 1570s.
Scrabble Score: 10
ironical: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordironical: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ironical: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
ironical: valid Words With Friends Word