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ironical

Comically antiquated variation on 'ironic' presently used most often to emphasise the unseriousness of a point. 'Ironical', like many nouns accepting the -ical adjectival suffix (e.g., poetical, hermetical, etc.) fell into disuse in favour of the shorter -ic form (e.g., poetic, hermetic, etc.) in Early Modern English. The anachronistic 'ironical' is therefore most commonly used in current speech to suggest the absurdity of an expression.

ironical

by JNJ on Apr 02, 2005 10:32:31

an adjectival variation of ironic

Example:
The ironical thing is that most people think ironical is an improper form of ironic.

ironical

by kerrie on Dec 15, 2003 09:24:03

just like ironic, only with an "al" because A) it sounds better and B) it's used in catcher in the rye so it must be a good enough word for me to use every day because i do anyways cause it sounds like a friggin' word.

Example:
how ironical!

ironical

by DIM on Dec 24, 2003 00:41:20

Hick and retarded usage of the word "ironic."

Illiterate and unintelligent people use "ironical" because they are so ignorant that they dont see that ironic is a tense of irony.

Isn't it ironic that some major english professors use "ironical" in speeches?

Example:
Isn't it ironic that some major english professors use "ironical" in speeches?

ironical

by Shirley Knot on Apr 09, 2009 23:05:54

ironic and comical

Example:
It's ironical that your husbands boss is your ex lover.

iron will

by aurellious on Jan 19, 2010 10:05:03

A burning determination that cannot be stopped or hindered by anything; Willing to do anything to get a desired out come; Extremely resilient

Example:
He has an iron will trying to stand up after that punch

ironing

by LAN.gnome on Apr 23, 2004 10:18:45

Deliberate substitution for irony. Stems from a quote by Bart Simpson in the episode "Grift of the Magi". Rarely appears outside the phrase he uttered: "the ironing is delicious".

Example:
Bart: Lisa's in trouble. Ha! The ironing is delicious.
Lisa: The word is "irony".
Bart: Huh?

ironic

by Bill M. on Jul 28, 2004 05:50:08

1. A situation where the result is a complete reverse (and practical mockery) of what was expected

2. A word heavy misused and abused in conversation today, mostly by people who think that using the word in any way will automatically make them seem intelligent. The word is usually misused to exactly mean "coincidental" or "tragic", when again it doesn't mean this (see #1)

Example:
If the heavy metal band Anthrax dies of anthrax, that would be poetically tragic, but not ironic. If a diabetic crosses the street and is run over by a truck carrying insulin, then it's ironic.

"Isn't it ironic that the pop song 'Ironic' contains absolutely no examples of irony?"

"One issue of Mad Magazine showed Alfred E. Neuman face-down in the desert, crushed to death by a parachuted crate of first aid supplies. Now THAT was ironic!"

ironic

by student_athlete on Sep 30, 2013 04:56:09

an unexpected result

Example:
it is ironic that the health teacher's son is an avid recreational drug user

Ironically

by majus on Mar 10, 2016 05:56:21

Example:
Ironically I have no idea what that word means.

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