ironically

English

Etymology

ironic +‎ -ally

Pronunciation

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Adverb

ironically (comparative more ironically, superlative most ironically)

(manner) In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.
My colleague ironically avoids doctors like the plague!
(evaluative) Used to draw attention to an ironic aspect of a situation being described.
Ironically, the automated checkout system ended up costing more in repairs than the workers it was meant to replace.

Usage notes

See ironic.

Translations

In an ironic manner

Belarusian: ірані́чна (iraníčna)
Catalan: irònicament
Dutch: ironisch (nl)
Esperanto: ironie (eo)
Finnish: ironisesti (fi)
French: ironiquement (fr)
Galician: ironicamente
German: ironisch (de)
Italian: ironicamente (it)
Polish: ironicznie (pl)
Portuguese: ironicamente (pt)
Romanian: ironic (ro)
Russian: ирони́чно (ru) (ironíčno), ирони́чески (ru) (ironíčeski)
Slovak: ironicky
Spanish: irónicamente (es)
Ukrainian: іроні́чно (ironíčno)

evaluative (sentence-modifying)

French: ironiquement (fr)
Russian: по иро́нии судьбы́ (po irónii sudʹbý)

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