Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In a paradoxical manner, or in a manner seemingly absurd or contradictory; in such a way or sense as to involve an apparent contradiction or absurdity.
Wiktionary
- adv. In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. in a paradoxical manner
Examples
“The proof of this, paradoxically, is that nobody can find any proof (or their assets) - such is the alchemic cleverness of our Mr. Big.”
The Huffington Post: Eric Dezenhall: Waiting for Lucky Luciano
“I also happen to say, again paradoxically, that I had tried to draw in my character the only Christ we deserve.”
“The best evidence Ms. Kadeer did not instigate the riots paradoxically comes from the Chinese themselves.”
“The intense legal jockeying to determine who will own new scientific knowledge, paradoxically, is preventing scientists from having the freedom to collaborate and generate that knowledge in the first place!”
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“The reason why it matters who sits on the bench, paradoxically, is that the law is only partially, or modestly underdetermined from the standpoint of existing legal norms of practice.”
“You said once that writing in English paradoxically allowed you to connect with Bosnians around the world.”
“We hate the area “down there”—and, paradoxically, that is why we often feel so crazed.”
“It is the US military presence, paradoxically, that is uniting the Taliban and marshalling wide public support behind it.”
Mark Juergensmeyer: How Afghanistan Can Avoid Becoming Another Vietnam
“Perhaps paradoxically, that is where I find hope -- in facing honestly the condition of the world that we have desecrated and the limits of human intelligence to reconsecrate that world.”
“He added: 'wrinkles caused by untreated muscles of facial expression paradoxically can become more prominent'.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘paradoxically’.
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Adverbia
A long list of adverbs, beginning with full-drive. Someone has to list them.
Read some sniping and some informative commentary about adverbs here.
Reesetee's list Conjunctive Adv...full-drive, portentously, unlawfully, legally, heterogeneously, consumingly, clancularly, inconsolably, prepositionally, retrogressively, symptomatically, decrepitly and 2243 more...
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Ezzackly's list
Words I like.
exacerbate, queerious, whom, hyperbolic, paradoxically, consequently, anana, forte, indicative, agnostic, monotonous, supposedly and 18 more...
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Bright Folk
Some words I come across in my legal studies, though not really legal jargon. And the usage doesn't shout, "hey, I think I'm smart", just simply, "this is what applies in this context."
verbose, inter alia, ostentatious, usurp, presumptuous, anachronistic, unfettered, sine qua non, amenable, subversive, irreducible, penumbra and 27 more...
seanahan I did that in college with anthropomorphic. May 9, 2009
ezzackly In high school my friends and I each picked a word that we would try to use once on every essay. Mine was paradoxically. May 9, 2009