Adjektiv

ironisierend

ironic, ironical, tongue-in-cheek

Er machte eine ironisierende Bemerkung.

He made an ironic remark.

Sein Tonfall war leicht ironisierend.

His tone of voice was slightly ironic.

((Adjective)) + Noun an ironisierende Bemerkung

Synonyms: sarkastisch (sarcastic), spöttisch (mocking); Antonyms: ernsthaft (serious), aufrichtig (sincere)

From 'Ironie' (irony) and the present participle ending '-isierend' of the verb-forming suffix '-isieren'.

Think of the English word 'ironic'. The '-isierend' ending is like '-ing' in English, indicating an ongoing quality or action.

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