Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ironically"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ironical \I*ron"ic*al\, a. [LL. ironicus, Gr. ? dissembling: cf.
F. ironique. See {Irony}.]
1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or
characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark.
2. Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony. --
{I*ron"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {I*ron"ic*al*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ironically
adv 1: contrary to plan or expectation; "ironically, he ended up
losing money under his own plan"
2: in an ironic manner; "she began to mimic him ironically"
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