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ironical

Comically antiquated variation on 'ironic' presently used most often to emphasise the unseriousness of a point. 'Ironical', like many nouns accepting the -ical adjectival suffix (e.g., poetical, hermetical, etc.) fell into disuse in favour of the shorter -ic form (e.g., poetic, hermetic, etc.) in Early Modern English. The anachronistic 'ironical' is therefore most commonly used in current speech to suggest the absurdity of an expression.
Speaker 1: That...that doesn't make much sense.
Speaker 2: Yes, one might even suspect, for example, that I was being ironical!
by Yst June 29, 2006
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ironic

An unexpected result, often the opposite of what was expected to happen.
Isn't it ironic that ISIS is attacking France with weapons Made in France but sold to Syria.
People posting things with #PrayForParis, while their government earnt the money to provide for internet by selling weapons to ISIS, is quite ironic.
by CrazyKai January 20, 2016
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Irons

Word used to describe unusually flat-bottomed feet(flat-footedness). Typically these feet are great for water skiing but not great for running. Irons can be easily spotted by the total flatness of the bottom of the foot.
Davit: Wow! You have flat feet!
Zach: Yep, they're called irons.
Davit: Can you barefoot ski?
Zach: I'm the best at it!
by Davit McBarn January 27, 2006
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Iron will

Carol: I don't got the iron will today. I'm going to sleep.
by Jarbear May 4, 2015
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iron

1. a pistol or other firearm

2. the weights used by weightlifters
The guy had an iron and he paid the price for misusing it.
by The Return of Light Joker February 9, 2008
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ironic

That a song about things which are ironic makes no mention of any things which are, in fact, ironic.
by Anonymous May 6, 2003
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iron will

Someone who never gives up and is always doing the right things.
Fremd football players are instilled with an iron will.
by Sean1177 November 22, 2007
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