ironically English

Meaning ironically meaning

What does ironically mean?

ironically

— adverb in an ironic manner she began to mimic him ironically

— adverb contrary to plan or expectation ironically, he ended up losing money under his own plan

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ironically English » English

sarcastically

satirically

sardonically

mockingly

wryly

tongue-in-cheek

scornfully

ironical

ironic

derisively

cynically

caustically

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Movie subtitles

You're speaking ironically, but I don't mind, Karin.

Ironically, two years later, ends up on death row in Malaysia.

Ironically, the largest mammals that walk the earth.. You going out?

Ironically enough, for one who could eat no fat, he was murdered by an injection of concentrated cholesterol.

Ironically enough, it was his friend and neighbor. who accidentally gave him the inspiration.

Me! Once the fastest metal mouth on the midway. Frozen. ironically in a position I had assumed all too often.

Ironically, the senator disappeared and was presumed dead following the attack he had foreseen so clearly.

Ironically, the massive reef system owes its existence to tiny creatures called coral polyps.

Ironically, within two weeks' time. it is Dr. Birsky himself who dies of a brain tumor.

Ironically, it is in the noisy, smoke-filled atmosphere. of the nightclub that Eudora Fletcher. is struck by a brilliant and innovative plan. that will create a major breakthrough in the case.

Ironically, that's what they wrote on my death certificate.

Ironically, Madison was killed yesterday in a tragic holdup attempt that took place in Chinatown.

Ironically, it's taken months of negotiation To get into Jeddah at all, Now it has all fallen apart so fast That unless my new plan works, i've no chance Of completing the journey in 80 days.

Ironically, Camp New Horizons was formerly known as Camp Rolling Hills, where last year 19 people were brutally slain by alleged psychopath Angela Baker.

In any case, his life and fate have best been summed up. ironically enough, in the words of Nazi Germany's sternest enemy. the honorable Winston Churchill.

Ironically, this radiation has also brought forth a new life form.

Ironically enough, for one who would eat no fat, he was murdered by an injection of concentrated cholesterol.

Ironically, his every encounter with the past cheers him briefly. then plunges him deeper into the pain of his loss.

Ironically, it was I who violated those traditions and exposed our mountain to a danger unforeseen and literally unknown in our sheltered community.

Does it not follow ironically that there must be some purpose for the brain?

Ironically, within two weeks' time, it is Dr Birsky himself who dies of a brain tumour.

Ironically, it is in the noisy and smoke-filled atmosphere of the nightclub that Eudora Fletcher is struck by a brilliant and innovative plan that will create a major breakthrough in the case.

The Movie. Ironically, Maxwell Donahue, the actor who portrayed Atomic Man on television. from 1961 to 1964. is being sought in connection with the crime.

Ironically, the murder of Benson was uncovered during an L.A. Spotlight search. for Benson's longtime friend, Billie Young.

Ironically, that's how I got him.

Ironically, her death was the only way she would be safe from reprisals.

She smiles ironically.

Ironically, it was Kepler who helped re-establish the old Ionian method of testing ideas against observations.

Ironically, Takuya became an adult with an Oedipal complex.

We can die heroically, comically, ironically, sadly, suddenly, slowly. disgustingly charmingly or from a great height.

Ironically you may know Sarek better than his own son does.

But, ironically, the willow. at the time, was still small and narrow.

Ironically, the mishap, by bringing the nonfat-yogurt scandal to the public's attention probably clinched the election for the Republican.

Ironically, these guys were picked last in gym.

The earthquake, ironically, will strike in this ugly town, known mainly for its seismographic institute.

He came down in a field a couple of days later. and ironically grew up to be an airline pilot.

Ironically, by breaking away, you were the only one who could move against him. without his knowing what you were up to.

News and current affairs

Ironically, President Bush claims that the UN does not follow through on its word.

Along with the closure of German nuclear power stations, this has led, ironically, to a resurgence of coal.

Ironically, flexible exchange rates help the very country that caused the crisis.

Ironically, there is one area in which large budget cuts are certainly warranted: the military.

Ironically however, as he was dying, world leaders and the media were rediscovering the importance of Arafat's leadership if not his persona.

I learned this first-hand while attending this year's Jackson Hole Symposium in the remote wilderness of Wyoming, where, ironically, there are almost no homes to buy.

Ironically, there may once have been a point at which a large increase in troops might have made a difference.

Ironically, its adherents include both George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden.

Ironically, the predictions became poorer when the sound was turned on.

Ironically, when it comes to China, the latest frenzy concerns food itself.

Ironically, of course, his stance became untenable when his own misdeeds came to light.

Ironically, it is the poorest countries that have the least resources to carry out the needed analyses.

As he once put it, somewhat ironically, Britain would lose its identity as a member of a European union, and this would be a great pity.

Only afterwards did a sense of proportion take hold, ironically by the Egyptian and Syrian leaders before anyone else.

These are some of the poorest households in the world, and, ironically, some of the hungriest as well, despite being food producers.

Ironically, both Russia and the United States recognize that this is in their interest.

But, ironically, the notion of American exceptionalism often has led the US to undermine the international system that it nurtured.

Ironically, the temptation to go it alone may ultimately weaken the US in this domain.

Ironically, today's decline in American global power may lead to more effective regional cooperation.

But the major challenge in this respect is now coming, ironically enough, from America's main ally in the region, Israel.

The US eventually had to abandon its fantasies about Western-style Arab democracy, but it ironically left the Iranians carrying the torch of democracy in the region.

In recent decades, some of the most dangerous work has been shipped overseas (ironically, much of it to China).

What is needed, though, is a collective agreement on fiscal discipline, and a revival of the Stability and Growth Pact, which was unwisely abandoned - ironically when the French and Germans found its rules too constraining.

Ironically, the two leaders who most emphasized the need for leadership in Asia and across the Pacific recently left office.

Ironically, the American plan is taking shape even before the US takes any action to reduce its own emissions, inviting charges of hypocrisy, violation of international law, and threatening a major trade war.