IRONICALLY


Meaning of IRONICALLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ aɪrɒnɪkli ]

1.

You use ironically to draw attention to a situation which is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.

Ironically, for a man who hated war, he would have made a superb war cameraman.

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2.

If you say something ironically , you do not mean it and are saying it as a joke.

Classmates at West Point had ironically dubbed him Beauty.

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