irony

5 letters · noun · scores 800 in SpellHuntr

noun

witty language used to convey insults or scorn

Irony in a sentence

Irony, saying what it ne'er intends, Censures with praise, and speaks to foes as friends.

A principal virtue of Rorty's recognition of both the lightminded and the serious side of irony is to urge us in that direction.

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