ironical

== English == === Etymology === From ironic +‎ -al. Attested since the 1570s. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /aɪˈɹɒnɪkəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /aɪˈɹɑnɪkəl/ === Adjective === ironical (comparative more ironical, superlative most ironical) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony. Given to the use of irony; sarcastic. (obsolete) Feigning ignorance; simulating lack of instruction or knowledge; exhibiting Socratic irony. ==== Synonyms ==== ironic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “ironical”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “ironical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.