The meaning of IRONIC is relating to, containing, or constituting irony. How to use ironic in a sentence. What's irony? Synonym Discussion of Ironic.

Figurative use of language (Definition of ironic from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

IRONIC definition: using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony. See examples of ironic used in a sentence.

Definition of ironic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

of, relating to, containing, or showing irony or mockery: an ironic smile.[it + be + ~ + that clause] It is ironic that in peacetime they spent more on the military than during wartime.

If something is ironic it's unexpected, often in an amusing way. If you're the world chess champion, it would be pretty ironic if you lost a match to someone who just learned to play yesterday.

- Something is ironic if the result is the opposite of what was intended; an ironic event is an incongruous event, one at odds with what might have been expected.