irony definition by Wordo

Adjective

Of

or

pertaining

to

the

metal

iron

.

Noun

The

quality

of

a

statement

that

,

when

taken

in

context

,

may

actually

mean

something

different

from

,

or

the

opposite

of

,

what

is

written

literally

;

the

use

of

words

expressing

something

other

than

their

literal

intention

,

often

in

a

humorous context

.<

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