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Meanings of slightly ironic in English

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Usage of slightly ironic in English
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Campbell's voice is slightly ironic, but he remains serious, his face grave.
Grand junction
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And even I can see that that may be slightly ironic.
The Guardian
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Janey fishes it out and hands it over with a slightly ironic smile.
Mr. Mercedes
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Napoleon turned to him with a pleasant, though slightly ironic, smile.
War and Peace
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I found that a slightly ironic turn of phrase to use about a Jew.
Monster Hunter International
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Isn't it slightly ironic that this information has been leaked from the Anti-Corruption Unit?
Radio NZ
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Theirs was a tongue-in-cheek, slightly ironic fascination with the colourful and absurd celebrity circus.
The Guardian
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She couldn't help smiling at his slightly ironic tone.
Millionaire's women
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The slightly ironic inflection was not lost upon Thompson.
Burned Bridges
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It is slightly ironic that our record against the Namibians is two losses from two matches.
The Irish Times
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Cue a slightly ironic cheer from the crowd.
The Guardian
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He murmured in a slightly ironic voice:
And Then There Were None
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An impersonal and slightly ironic interest
Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases / A Practical Handbook Of Pertin...
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His tone was slightly ironic.
A Set of Six
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Something very different from this conclusion had been expected, and even Mrs. Gollinger's lips curled with a slightly ironic smile.
The Descent of Man and Other Stories
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She gave the oddest little stifled squeak as she met Charles Verity's glance, fixed upon her in cool, slightly ironic scrutiny.
Deadham Hard: A Romance
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