ironical Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
    ironic.
    • madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker
    • it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely
  2. adjective satellite humorously sarcastic or mocking
    dry; ironic; wry.
    • dry humor
    • an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
    • an ironic novel
    • an ironical smile
    • with a wry Scottish wit

WordNet

I*ron"ic*al adjective
Etymology
LL. ironicus, Gr. dissembling: cf. F. ironique. See Irony.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark.
  2. Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony. -- I*ron"ic*al*ly, adv. -- I*ron"ic*al*ness, n.

Webster 1913