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deu: ironisch
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means
(adjective) humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
ironical, wry, dry, ironic
means
(adjective) characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"
ironic, ironical
means
(adverb) in a wry manner; "`I see,' he commented wryly"
wryly
means
(adverb) in an ironic manner; "she began to mimic him ironically"
ironically
means
(adverb) contrary to plan or expectation; "ironically, he ended up losing money under his own plan"
ironically
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