ironically

«ironically» in Mova's school dictionary: the opposite of what you would expect, which makes it… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (ironically)

meaning for a pupil

1) In a way that is the opposite of what you would expect, which makes it strange or funny. tree →

2) Saying something but meaning the opposite, as a joke. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday talk it starts sentences: «Ironically, the robbers were caught by a police officer on holiday.» In English lessons it shows irony. In speech: «He said "well done" ironically.»

examples

• Ironically, the fire alarm caught fire. tree →
• Ironically, the spelling champion misspelt his own name. tree →
• She clapped ironically when he dropped the ball. tree →
• Ironically, the dog was scared of the cat. tree →
• «Brilliant,» he said ironically, looking at the mess. tree →
• Ironically, the shortcut took longer. tree →

note

From ironic + -ally. Often at the start of a sentence with a comma. Do not use it just to mean «sadly» or «by chance».

In the corpora

• "Little darling" said ironically means a badly behaved child.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ironically» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.