IRONICAL
IRON'ICAL, adjective Expressing one thing and meaning another. An ironical expression is often accompanied with a manner of utterance which indicates that the speaker intends to...
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IRONICALLY
IRON'ICALLY, adverb By way of irony; by the use of irony. A commendation may be ironically severe.
IRONIST
I'RONIST, noun One who deals in irony.
IRONMOLD
I'RONMOLD, noun A spot on cloth made by applying rusty iron to the cloth when wet.
IRONMONGER
I'RONMONGER, noun A dealer in iron wares or hardware.
IRONSICK
I'RONSICK, adjective In seamen's language, a ship is said to be ironsick when her bolts and nails are so much corroded or eaten with rust that she has become leaky.
IRONSTONE
I'RONSTONE, noun An ore of iron.
IRONWOOD
I'RONWOOD, noun The popular name of a genus of trees called Sideroxylon, of several species; so called from their hardness.
IRONWORK
I'RONWORK, noun A general name of the parts or pieces of a building which consist of iron; any thing made of iron.
IRONWORKS
I'RONWORKS, nounplural The works or establishment where pig-iron is wrought into bars, etc.
IRONWORT
I'RONWORT, noun A genus of plants called Sideritis, of several species.
IRONY
I'RONY, adjective [from iron.] Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; as irony chains; irony particles.1. Resembling iron; hard.I'RONY, [Latin ironia; Gr. a dissembler i...
IROUS
I'ROUS, adjective [from ire.] Apt to be angry.
IRRADIANCE
IRRA'DIANCEIRRA'DIANCY, noun [Latin irradians, from irradio. See Irradiate.]1. Emission of rays of light on an object.2. Beams of light emitted; luster; splendor.
IRRADIANCY
IRRA'DIANCY, n. [L. irradians, from irradio. See Irradiate.]1. Emission of rays of light on an object.2. Beams of light emitted; luster; splendor.
IRRADIATE
IRRA'DIATE, verb transitive [Latin irradio; in and radio, to shine. See Ray.]1. To illuminate; to brighten; to make splendid; to adorn with luster.2. To enlighten intellectually...
IRRADIATED
IRRA'DIATED, participle passive Illuminated; enlightened; made luminous or bright; decorated with rays of light or with something shining.
IRRADIATING
IRRA'DIATING, participle present tense Illuminating; decorating with beams of light.
IRRADIATION
IRRADIA'TION, noun The act of emitting beams of light.1. Illumination; brightness.2. Intellectual light.3. The act of emitting minute particles or effluvia from some substance.
IRRATIONAL
IRRA'TIONAL, adjective [Latin irrationalis; in and rationalis, from ratio.]1. Not rational; void of reason or understanding. Brutes are irrational animals.2. Not according to th...
IRRATIONALITY
IRRATIONAL'ITY, noun Want of reason or the powers of understanding.
IRRATIONALLY
IRRA'TIONALLY, adverb Without reason; in a manner contrary to reason; absurdly.
IRRECLAIMABLE
IRRECLA'IMABLE, adjective [in and reclaimable.]1. Not to be reclaimed; that cannot be recalled from error or vice; that cannot be brought to reform.2. That cannot be tamed.
IRRECLAIMABLY
IRRECLA'IMABLY, adverb So as not to admit of reformation.
IRRECONCILABLE
IRRECONCI'LABLE, adjective [in and reconcilable.]1. Not to be recalled to amity, or a state of friendship and kindness; retaining enmity that cannot be appeased or subdued; as a...
IRRECONCILABLENESS
IRRECONCI'LABLENESS, noun The quality of being irreconcilable; incongruity; incompatibility.
IRRECONCILABLY
IRRECONCI'LABLY, adverb In a manner that precludes reconciliation. Men may be irreconcilably opposed to each other.