In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
IRONICAL
ironic, ironical
(adjective) 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”
dry, ironic, ironical, wry
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ironical (comparative more ironical, superlative most ironical)
Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.
(obsolete) Feigning ignorance; simulating lack of instruction or knowledge; exhibiting Socratic irony.
Synonyms
• ironic
Source: Wiktionary
I*ron"ic*al, a. Etym: [LL. ironicus, Gr. ironique. See Irony.]
1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark.
2. Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony.
– I*ron"ic*al*ly, adv.
– I*ron"ic*al*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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