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I am the biggest klutz on set. I honestly don't think I have ever been as klutzy as when I'm on set. People call me 'Grace' ironically because I'm not graceful. It's ridiculous.
Laura Marano

Meaning of "ironically" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IRONICALLY

ironically  [aɪˈrɒnɪkəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRONICALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ironically is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES IRONICALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ironically

Irony

Irony (from Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία (eirōneía), meaning "dissimulation, feigned ignorance"), in its broadest sense, is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or event characterized by an incongruity, or contrast, between what the expectations of a situation are and what is really the case, with a third element, that defines that what is really the case is ironic because of the situation that led to it. Irony may be divided into categories such as: verbal, dramatic, and situational. Verbal, dramatic, and situational irony are often used for emphasis in the assertion of a truth. The ironic form of simile, used in sarcasm, and some forms of litotes can emphasize one's meaning by the deliberate use of language which states the opposite of the truth, denies the contrary of the truth, or drastically and obviously understates a factual connection. Other forms, as identified by historian Connop Thirlwall, include dialectic and practical irony.

Definition of ironically in the English dictionary

The definition of ironically in the dictionary is it is ironic that. Other definition of ironically is in an ironic manner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRONICALLY


Byronically
baɪˈrɒnɪkəlɪ
canonically
kəˈnɒnɪkəlɪ
demonically
dɪˈmɒnɪkəlɪ
electronically
ɪlekˈtrɒnɪkəlɪ
harmonically
hɑːˈmɒnɪkəlɪ
hydroponically
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈpɒnɪkəlɪ
laconically
ləˈkɒnɪkəlɪ
monotonically
ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪkəlɪ
moronically
məˈrɒnɪkəlɪ
platonically
pləˈtɒnɪkəlɪ
sardonically
sɑːˈdɒnɪkəlɪ
stereophonically
ˌstɛrɪəˈfɒnɪkəlɪ
subsonically
ˌsʌbˈsɒnɪkəlɪ
supersonically
ˌsuːpəˈsɒnɪkəlɪ
synchronically
sɪŋˈkrɒnɪkəlɪ
tectonically
tɛkˈtɒnɪkəlɪ
telephonically
ˌtelɪˈfɒnɪkəlɪ
tonically
ˈtɒnɪkəlɪ
ultrasonically
ˌʌltrəˈsɒnɪkəlɪ
unironically
ˌʌnaɪˈrɒnɪkəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRONICALLY

ironbark
ironbound
ironclad
irone
ironer
ironfisted
ironhanded
ironhearted
ironic
ironical
ironicalness
ironies
ironing
ironing board
ironise
ironist
ironize
ironless
ironlike
ironman

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRONICALLY

actually
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automatically
basically
clinically
critically
dramatically
drastically
economically
fantastically
historically
locally
periodically
physically
politically
practically
specifically
statistically
technically
tragically
typically

Synonyms and antonyms of ironically in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IRONICALLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ironically» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ironically

Translation of «ironically» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRONICALLY

Find out the translation of ironically to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ironically from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ironically» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

具有讽刺意味的是
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

irónicamente
570 millions of speakers

English

ironically
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विडंबना यह है कि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ومن المفارقات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

по иронии судьбы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ironicamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাস্যকর ভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ironiquement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ironinya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ironisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

皮肉なことに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

역설적으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ironi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trớ trêu thay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முரண்பாடாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपरोधिकपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ironik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ironicamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ironicznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

за іронією долі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ironic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ειρωνικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ironies genoeg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ironiskt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ironisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ironically

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRONICALLY»

The term «ironically» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.977 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRONICALLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ironically» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ironically» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ironically

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10 QUOTES WITH «IRONICALLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ironically.
1
Adam Arkin
I think in the case of horror, it's a chance to confront a lot of your worse fears and those fears usually have to do, ironically, with powerlessness and isolation.
2
Gabriel Byrne
The Catholic Church is an innately conservative rock - they call themselves the 'rock of Peter' - and its resistance to change is, ironically, what has kept it constant throughout the ages.
3
Geoff Downes
Ironically I think this is what sparked my interest in and passion for the NOAH, which is capable of creating all these old weird and wonderful sounds.
4
Lucian Freud
The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.
5
Ethan Hawke
One of the things that separates a good genre movie from a bad genre movie, I always think, ironically, is when you care about the people. The dime a dozen ones are where you don't have any awareness of the character.
6
James Hibberd
I played in Kent's triumphant Second XI Trophy final team last season, ironically against Hampshire 2nds at the Rose Bowl last September, finishing with 2-17 off six overs.
7
Monica Lewinsky
At one point, I actually, ironically, thought I might go into criminology and work with the FBI.
8
Richard Lugar
The beginning of my political career was not promising. I ran for junior class president at Shortridge High school and was runner up. I ran again in the senior year with the same result. But opportunity came ironically, or fortunately, when I returned to Indianapolis after serving in the Navy.
9
Laura Marano
I am the biggest klutz on set. I honestly don't think I have ever been as klutzy as when I'm on set. People call me 'Grace' ironically because I'm not graceful. It's ridiculous.
10
George J. Mitchell
As they say, one thing led to another, and, ultimately, the British and Irish governments asked me to serve as chairman of the peace negotiations, which ironically began six years ago this week.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRONICALLY»

Discover the use of ironically in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ironically and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Divine Madness: On Interpreting Literature, Music, and the ...
Divine. Madness. On. Interpreting. Literature,. Music,. and. the. Visual. Arts. Ironically. LARS. ELLESTROM. The aim of this book is to provide a theory that enables the concept of irony to be transferred from the literary to the visual and aural ...
Lars Elleström, 2002
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The Edinburgh Christian magazine
... lie will not commend mere worldly wisdom, as the master of the steward did. The God of Heaven shall judge righteous judgment." We, then, take this as the real interpretation of the ninth verse, — namely, that our Lord there spoke ironically.
‎1854
3
Thanking Formulae in English: Explorations across varieties ...
There are many cases among the unclassified expressions of gratitude which may be used jokingly or meant ironically, but since neither the BNC nor the WSC offer audio files of the transcribed conversations, such intuitions cannot be verified ...
Sabine Jautz, 2013
4
Proverbs & Folklore of Kumaun and Garwhal
Used ironically to induce one to do his own duty. 6 HT*ft H\$t TW- Budhi mathi mathi mero hatha. Old lady, my hand is uppermost. Ironically used of a person who either unnecessarily insists on having a thing done by his own will and choice, ...
Garigādatta Upreti, 1894
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Forms of Pleading in Actions for Legal Or Equitable Relief: ...
Words Spoken Ironically.l [Set forth the exact words spoken, as in preceding forms, _ continuing .' ] That the defendant spoke said words ironically, and thereby meant and intended to be understood as meaning, and was understood by the ...
Austin Abbott, Carlos Coolidge Alden, 1899
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Excursions with Kierkegaard: Others, Goods, Death, and Final ...
A master of living ironically does not let that capacity bring life to a halt. She can leave the sting of deflationary exercises, the stall of scrutiny, well off the map. Without controlled irony, its detachment becomes iterative: irony breeds irony on  ...
Edward F. Mooney, 2012
7
The Gospel of Mark
In Roman executions, a placard specifying the crime would be hung around the condemned man's neck or affixed to the cross. In Jesus' case the charge reads simply, The King of the Jews. Pilate intends this phrase ironically, as another jab at ...
Mary Healy, Peter Williamson, 2008
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Basohli Paintings of the Rasamanjari
The adolescent (Madhya) is divided into six categories; viz.; Madhya-Dhira ( youthful Nayika who expresses anger ironically but remains firm in love); Madhya -Adhira (youthful Nayika who expresses anger bitterly); Madhya-Dhiradhira ( youthful ...
Mohindar Singh Randhawa, S. D. Bhambri, 1981
9
Proverbs & Folklore of Kumaun and Garhwal
Used ironically to induce one to do his own duty. 6 Budhi math! math! raero hatha . Old lady, my hand is uppermost. Ironically used of a person who either unnecessarily insists on having a thing done by his own will and choice, or pretends to ...
Gangā Datt Upreti (Pandit.), 1894
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100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
related words: adjective—i·ron′ic adverb—i·ron′i·cal·ly usage note: The words ironic, irony, and ironically are sometimes used of events and circumstances that might better be described as simply “coincidental” or “improbable,” in that they ...
Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRONICALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ironically is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ant Man will blow your mind ! Ironically big! | moviepilot.com
Ant Man is the latest movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe that introduces us to Scott Lang a burglar getting out of prison and trying to stay ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
2
Death business expands into hosting weddings, other events …
The somewhat ironically named Community Life Center sits on cemetery land near a funeral home. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings). In this June ... «Concord Monitor, Jul 15»
3
TMC govt killed Maoist leader Kishenji: Mamata's nephew Abhishek …
Ironically, it was the Maoists and ultra-Left forces who had been an important constituent in Mamata's rise to power in the state. IndiaToday.in ... «India Today, Jul 15»
4
Judge removal from Cristina Fernandez case triggers more …
“If they say I committed suicide, look for the murderer. It's not my style, investigate”, said ironically Argentine judge Claudio Bonadio when he ... «MercoPress, Jul 15»
5
Tip Your Glass: Malo's Mai Tai
For a unique take on the recipe, I ventured to downtown Latin restaurant Malo, which ironically translates to “bad” in Spanish. As it turns out, ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
6
President Obama will see Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' on …
Ironically, Obama's Treasury Department has begun the process of removing Hamilton from the front of the $10 bill. Related Stories: U.S. first ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
7
HuffPost Will No Longer Take Donald Trump Seriously
Ironically, these stories — particularly the Kardashians — are widely known to be top traffic getters for any news site. In another group email, ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
8
The NBA Is Selling Ugly Sweater Dresses Now
Now, the NBA is really running the “ho-ho isn't this ironically ugly, but ONLY ironically” clothing concept into the ground with these ugly sweater ... «Next Impulse Sports, Jul 15»
9
Blog: Guns in a gun-free zone - American Thinker
Bullet holes ironically surround the sign announcing that guns are prohibited in the facilities, emphasized by a slash through the gun. Ah, that ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
10
Joe Molloy's Open Diary
It's an ironically inclusive situation on the face of it. The town is a beauty. Home to the university and some picture postcard architecture, it is ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»

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