"ironical" meaning in English

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        "Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony."
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          "sense": "characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony",
          "word": "ironisch"
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony",
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        "Given to the use of irony; sarcastic."
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          "sense": "given to the use of irony, sarcasm",
          "word": "ironisch"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hiniku-zuki na",
          "sense": "given to the use of irony, sarcasm",
          "word": "皮肉好きな"
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        "Feigning ignorance; simulating lack of instruction or knowledge; exhibiting Socratic irony."
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          "instruction",
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          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
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          "Socratic irony",
          "Socratic irony"
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        "(obsolete) Feigning ignorance; simulating lack of instruction or knowledge; exhibiting Socratic irony."
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      "ipa": "/aɪˈɹɒnɪkəl/",
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      "word": "ironic"
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        "Given to the use of irony; sarcastic."
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony",
      "word": "ironisch"
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony",
      "word": "ironický"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "given to the use of irony, sarcasm",
      "word": "ironisch"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hiniku-zuki na",
      "sense": "given to the use of irony, sarcasm",
      "word": "皮肉好きな"
    },
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      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "given to the use of irony, sarcasm",
      "word": "ironický"
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