Clever
Clever adjective - Showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing.
Ironic and clever are semantically related In some cases you can use "Ironic" instead an adjective "Clever".
Nearby Words: cleverness, cleverly
Ironic
Ironic adjective - Characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is.
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Clever and ironic are semantically related in sarcastic topic. Sometimes you can use "Clever" instead an adjective "Ironic".
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Ironic Name: Despite having a name that means "silly", the protagonist isn't really stupid, and the narrative even frequently notes that he's smart and clever.
Source: Literature / Koziolek Matolek -
Combined with an ironic cut in Sluggy Freelance: Lord Horribus and Reakk of the Dimension Of Pain discuss their plan to capture Torg, and mention how clever and resourceful Torg is to have evaded them every time prior.
Source: Clutching Hand Trap -
In the director's commentary the director himself brings this up, which makes the rather ironic point that it would have been far more unrealistic if the soldiers had said something witty or clever as they were lying dying in enormous pain with little mental faculties left.
Source: Film / We Were Soldiers
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