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Meanings of ironical in inglês

Humorously sarcastic or mocking.

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Usage of ironical in inglês
1
There was an ironical justice in the condition of the old cemetery.
The Abandoned Room
2
Mr. Wilding bowed to the rebuke in a submission that seemed ironical.
Mistress Wilding
3
The lips of the lawyer twisted themselves sourly into an ironical smile.
Miss or Mrs.?
4
He spoke the last words in a tone half insinuating, half ironical.
Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond
5
He looked at me with a singular expression in his ironical eyes.
Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire
6
This gave the signal for a tumult of ironical laughter and hisses.
Great Italian and French Composers
7
Then a sombre-toned reflection formulated itself in his mind, ironical and bitter.
Under Western Eyes
8
In that subtle and ironical fashion, her fate was steadily at work.
The Daughters of Danaus
9
The sheer, grotesque truth of it drove him to an ironical assent.
The Dark House
10
She returned his ironical gaze calmly over the shoulder of a trooper.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
11
Every one must teach himself that, replied Demosthenes in an ironical tone.
Liza; Or, "A Nest of Nobles"
12
He spoke in a half-jesting manner, but his ironical voice challenged me.
Uncle Max
13
Mrs. Brankley detected the note of ironical congratulation in her visitor's verdict.
The Unbearable Bassington
14
The Sire de Malétroit rose to meet them with an ironical obeisance.
New Arabian Nights
15
The professor raised his eyes for an ironical glance at his wife.
Active Service
16
To an acute observer the said portrait had always been subtly ironical.
The Far Horizon
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