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UK
/pˌæɹədˈɒksɪkli/
]
[ US /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksəkəɫi, ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksəkɫi/ ]
[ US /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksəkəɫi, ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksəkɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
in a paradoxical manner
paradoxically, ice ages seem to occur when the sun gets hotter
How To Use paradoxically In A Sentence
- His actorly slam-dunk is equalled, however, by half-lidded ingenue Scarlett Johansson, whose sheer unlikelihood as a romantic foil paradoxically renders her perfect.
- Paradoxically, the political situation is so desperate, so apparently hopeless, that everyone understands the responsibility of casting their vote.
- He could even write a piece that resembles, paradoxically, an instrumental canzona alla francese transcribed for voices Si pour moy avez du souci. Archive 2009-06-01
- Paradoxically, much figurative art uses excessive detail to cover up, to make things more dense and to deny space. Improve Your Landscape Painting
- Paradoxically, the first lie they tend to tell interviewers is that their works are not autobiographical. Times, Sunday Times
- American history is filled with manifestos of cultural independence paradoxically coupled with exercises in bardolatry and Anglophilia.
- Paradoxically, as prostitutes the children often fall victim to the very legal system that should be protecting them.
- Paradoxically, its humour and compassion make it a thoroughly watchable, even enjoyable.
- Italy was being born and, paradoxically, 'our' people had a much broader conception of oenological boundaries than we seem to have today. For Italians, Summer Starts at the Beach
- Yet paradoxically he wielded huge power: the power that comes from touching the souls of millions. Times, Sunday Times