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ironicallyi‧ron‧i‧cally /aɪˈrɒnɪkli $ aɪˈrɑː-/ ●○○ adverb - Ironically, he had decided not to install a burglar alarm before the break-in occurred.
- At first the international press used it ironically, in quotation marks.
- But ironically, a storm that never materialized created the most controversy.
- For the first time the black market has been upstaged-and, ironically, brought into the official fold.
- His name, perhaps ironically, was Yorkie.
- The shift of power, ironically, is a throwback to the traditional House power structure.
- Which, ironically, seems to be helping the show.
- With both laughter and irritation Phoebe had returned to consciousness ironically amused at how nature could behave with such excessive romanticism.
1[sentence adverb] used when talking about a situation in which the opposite of what you expected happens or is true: Ironically, his cold got better on the last day of his holiday.2in a way that shows you really mean the opposite of what you are saying: ‘Oh, no problem!’ said Terry, ironically. |