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Ironic Make Remark Joke I Solemn Moments Flash

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When you make an i_____ remark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke .When you make an ironic remark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke .
At the most solemn moments he will flash a mocking smile or make an ironic remark.
People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school, but they were being ironic.
word ironic
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adjective
When you make an ironic remark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke .
At the most solemn moments he will flash a mocking smile or make an ironic remark.
People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school, but they were being ironic.
If you say that it is ironic that something should happen, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast .
I find it ironic that after all the motorbike accidents he has had, he should, in the end, die in his bed.
inflections ironical
cefr-level C1

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