ironically
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- 1Used to point out that something turned out the opposite of what you would expect.
Ironically, the day I finally bought an umbrella, it didn't rain at all.
She moved to the country for peace and quiet, but ironically her new neighbor plays the drums every night.
Similarparadoxically, oddly, curiously, strangely
Oppositepredictably, unsurprisingly
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- 2In a way that says the opposite of what you really mean, often as a joke.
Like saying "Oh, great" when something has actually gone wrong.
She thanked him ironically for advice she had never wanted.
He raised his glass and toasted the failed plan ironically.
Similarsarcastically, wryly, sardonically, mockingly, facetiously
Oppositesincerely, earnestly, seriously, genuinely
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Origin
From the word "ironic" plus the ending "-ally".