ironic

Words with a similar base: ironic, ironical

'ironic'

[dry.s.01] as in: humorously sarcastic or mocking

Examples:
dry humor
an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
an ironic novel
an ironical smile
with a wry Scottish wit

'ironic'

[ironic.s.02] as in: characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

Examples:
madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker
it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely

Origins

					ironic (English)
├── -ic (English)
│   └── -ique (French)
│       └── -icus (Dutch)
└── irony (English)
    ├── -y (English)
    │   └── -y (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── iron (English)

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