IRONIC

• (adj.) characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

  "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker", "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"

  synonyms : ironical

• (adj.) humorously sarcastic or mocking

  "dry humor", "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely", "an ironic novel", "an ironical smile", "with a wry Scottish wit"

  synonyms : dry , ironical , wry

  It is ironic that the robber's car crashed into a police station. -added by nithi

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