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ironic: 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"

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sardonic collapse: disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman

allusive collapse: characterized by indirect references; "allusive speech is characterized by allusions"

satirical collapse: exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine"

inferential collapse: based on interpretation; not directly expressed; derived or capable of being derived by inference; of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion; relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; "the illative faculty of the mind"

wry collapse: bent to one side; "a wry neck"

multiracial collapse: made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races; "a multiracial society"; "multiracial government"

multinational collapse: involving or operating in several nations or nationalities; "multinational corporations"; "transnational terrorist networks"

multifaceted collapse

mingled collapse

allusion collapse: passing reference or indirect mention

cynical collapse: believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

implicative collapse: tending to suggest or imply; "artifacts suggestive of an ancient society"; "an implicative statement"

amphibious collapse: operating or living on land and in water; "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals"; relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia

sarcastic collapse: expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

paradoxical collapse: seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"

miscellaneous collapse: constituting a grab-bag category; "the usual collection of miscellaneous expenses"

referential collapse: referring or pointing to something; "symbols are inherently referential"

insinuating collapse

Rabelaisian collapse: of or relating to or characteristic of Francois Rabelais or his works; "Rabelaisian characters"

composite collapse: considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers; consisting of separate interconnected parts; of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae

scrambled collapse: thrown together in a disorderly fashion; "a scrambled plan of action"

coloration collapse: choice and use of colors (as by an artist); appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration"

ambivalent collapse: uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; "was ambivalent about having children"

blended collapse: combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable

supposition collapse: the cognitive process of supposing

varied collapse: broken away from sameness or identity or duplication; "her quickly varied answers indicated uncertainty"; widely different; "varied motives prompt people to join a political party"; "varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants"; characterized by variety; "immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditions"; "his work is interesting and varied"

heterogeneous collapse: consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"

many sided collapse

inference collapse: the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

connotation collapse: an idea that is implied or suggested

self-contradictory collapse

mixed collapse

symbolism collapse: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols and symbolic representations; an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images

jumbled collapse

nuance collapse: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

pluralistic collapse: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of pluralism; "a pluralistic culture"

overtone collapse: a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency; (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair"

innuendo collapse

enigmatic collapse: resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile"; not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries"

dappled collapse: having spots or patches of color

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