ironic

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
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  ironical , dry , wry