Ironicalness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ironical \I*ron"ic*al\, a. [LL. ironicus, Gr. ? dissembling: cf.
     F. ironique. See {Irony}.]
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     1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or
        characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark.
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     2. Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony. --
        {I*ron"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {I*ron"ic*al*ness}, n.
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