ironically
C1UK /aɪˈrɒnɪkli/US /aɪˈrɑːnɪkli/
Meaning
adverb
in a way that shows that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying; in a way that expresses irony
“He smiled ironically.”
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“Ironically, the robotics computer that we built today”
📺 Jensen Huang's Speech at CaltechLearn this word in the video →
“but if you worry about it, ironically, it will be a self-unfulfilling prophecy.”
📺 Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)Learn this word in the video →
“up with not entirely at first just a little bit by bit ironically it's the kind of environment that would have stopped Silicon Valley before it ever gotten started we deserve better”
📺 2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim CookLearn this word in the video →
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