Predicate: ironic

Roleset id: ironic.01 , incongruous between what is expected and what is, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

ironic.01: IRONIC-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-1, WordNet. (from ironic.01-j)

Aliases:

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ironic (j.)

Roles:

        Arg1-PAG: ironic thing
        Arg2-PPT: in comparison to what

Example: both args

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        The story was ironic to the real world.

        Arg1: The story
        Rel: ironic
        Arg2: to the real world

Example: with ADV

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        This was ironic to the millions of Venezuelan viewers who saw their president describing the attack with his hands heavily bandaged in white gauze; just a few days earlier, in a television interview, Betancourt angrily denied any claims to corruption, affirming that should he ever illegally take any public funds, his hands should burn in punishment.

        Arg1: This
        Rel: ironic
        Argm-adv: to the millions of Venezuelan viewers who saw their president describing the attack with his hands heavily bandaged in white gauze

Example: empty it

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        It 's ironic that some Scots take issue with the United Kingdom while ignoring that Scotland was created in much the same fashion .

        Rel: ironic
        Arg1: that some Scots take issue with the United Kingdom while ignoring that Scotland was created in much the same fashion