different between cutting vs ironic

English

Etymology

From cut +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?k?t??/
• Rhymes: -?t??
• Hyphenation: cut?ting

Noun

cutting (countable and uncountable, plural cuttings)

1. (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
2. (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
   1. (countable) A newspaper clipping.
   2. (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
3. (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.

4. (countable, Britain) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.

   Synonym: cut

   Antonym: embankment
5. (uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
6. (uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
7. (uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.

Derived terms

• cost cutting, cost-cutting

Translations

Adjective

cutting (not comparable)

1. That is used for cutting.
2. Piercing, sharp.
3. Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.
4. (India) Of a beverage: half-sized.

Hyponyms

• cross-cutting

Translations

Verb

cutting

1. present participle of cut

References

Further reading

• cut (earthmoving) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cutting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cutting (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cutting (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• ironick (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ironique, from Late Latin ?r?nicus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (eir?nikós).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /a????n.?k/
• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

ironic (comparative more ironic, superlative most ironic)

1. Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
   • 2014, Steven Pinker, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century!, p.275

     It was ironic I forgot my textbook on human memory.

2. Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.
3. Contrary or opposite to what may be expected.

   It's ironic to have a blizzard in the middle of the summer.

4. (proscribed) Odd or coincidental; strange.

   It's ironic that we are eating a sandwich in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

Usage notes

Some writers complain about an overuse of the word ironic to extend to situations which are remarkable for reasons other than irony - perhaps just coincidental or merely odd.

Synonyms

• ironical

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• Irony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Cirino, oniric

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ironique, from Late Latin ?r?nicus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (eir?nikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i?ro.nik]

Adjective

ironic m or n (feminine singular ironic?, masculine plural ironici, feminine and neuter plural ironice)

1. ironic

Declension

Related terms

• ironie