Ironic (Adjective)
syllable division: iron·ic
How to pronounce: UK: /aɪˈrɒn.ɪk/ US: /aɪˈrɑː.nɪk/
#1 Meaning: Because it differs greatly from what you would often anticipate, something is unusual, weird, or amusing.
Example:
> It is ironic that it started raining today after she washed her car, by herself, for the first time yesterday.
> Isn't it ironic that he eats bacon but says that he does not like eating pork?
#2 Meaning: When you show that you mean the opposite of what you are saying.
Example:
> He made an ironic comment about her dress last night.
> She gave an ironic reply when someone asked her about her secret recipe.
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It is ironic knowing that she watched an horror movie with her friends last night, even saying that she feel fear to watch this kind of movie, and because for it, she dont watching more.
She was being ironic with that comentary about the scene of the movie.
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Try saying:
It is ironic knowing that she watched a horror movie with her friends last night, even saying that she feels afraid to watch this kind of movie and because of it, she doesn’t watch movies anymore.
She was being ironic with that comment about the scene of the movie.
> She washed her clothes and keep to dry in the sunlight, but suddenly
rains it was ironic her clothes.
> Some people if they don’t like anything happening on time gave an ironic reply.
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You can also say:
> She washed her clothes and hung it to dry in the sunlight, but it suddenly started raining which was ironic.
> Some people gives an ironic reply when things do not happen like and when they want them to.
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