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i·ron·ic·al·ly

ironically

 
 
pronunciation:
aI ra nihk li
part of speech: adverb
definition 1: in an ironic manner.
The play ended ironically.
definition 2: contrary to what seemed likely at first or to what one would naturally predict.
Ironically, his constantly ailing wife outlived him by twenty years.