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ironically en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /aɪˈɹɒnɪkli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /aɪˈɹɑnɪkli/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English ironic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English ironically From ironic + -ally.

Meanings

1. In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.
   • My colleague ironically avoids doctors like the plague!
2. (qualifier: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.

Forms

Deriveds

unironically

Translations (19)

ru ирони́чески (In an ironic manner) · sk ironicky (In an ironic manner) · ru ирони́чно (In an ironic manner) · fr ironiquement (evaluative (sentence-modifying)) · fr ironiquement (In an ironic manner) · nl ironisch (In an ironic manner) · gl ironicamente (In an ironic manner) · uk іроні́чно (In an ironic manner) · ro ironic (In an ironic manner) · ca irònicament (In an ironic manner) · eo ironie (In an ironic manner) · fi ironisesti (In an ironic manner) · es irónicamente (In an ironic manner) · de ironisch (In an ironic manner) · be ірані́чна (In an ironic manner) · pt ironicamente (In an ironic manner) · ru по иро́нии судьбы́ (evaluative (sentence-modifying)) · pl ironicznie (In an ironic manner) · it ironicamente (In an ironic manner)