oxymoronically

English

Etymology

oxymoronic + -ally

Adverb

oxymoronically (comparative more oxymoronically, superlative most oxymoronically)

  1. In an oxymoronic manner.
    • 2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 486:
      Rushdie oxymoronically notes that Hobson-Jobson ‘can be wonderfully imprecise at times’ (1985: 82).
  2. With regard to, or using oxymorons.

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