adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ ī - ' rä-nik also i- ' rä-
Variant: also iron · i · cal \ -ni-k ə l \
Function: adjective
Date: 1576
1 : relating to, containing, or constituting irony <an ironic remark> <an ironic coincidence>
2 : given to irony <an ironic sense of humor>
synonyms see SARCASTIC
– iron · i · cal · ness \ -ni-k ə l-n ə s \ noun