ironic implies an attempt to be amusing or provocative by saying usually the opposite of what is meant.

Figurative use of language ironically (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.

If you say that it is ironic that something should happen, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast. I find it ironic that after all the motorbike accidents he has had, he should, in the …

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

Irony is a juxtaposition of what, on the surface, appears to be the case with what is actually or expected to be the case. Originally a rhetorical device and literary technique, irony has also come to assume a …

ironic - 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.

ironic, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

IRONIC meaning: 1 : using words that mean the opposite of what you really think especially in order to be funny; 2 : strange or funny because something (such as a situation) is different from what you …

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.