i 1 r 1 o 1 n 1 i 1 c 3
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective humorously sarcastic or mocking
adjective characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
originBorrowed from Late Latin īrōnicus, from Ancient Greek εἰρωνικός (eirōnikós). Compare Middle French, ironique, equivalent to irony + -ic.
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