ironically
adverbeattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//aɪˈɹɒnɪkli//
- États-Unis//aɪˈɹɑnɪkli//
In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.
adverbe
- 1
In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.
My colleague ironically avoids doctors like the plague!
- 2
Used to draw attention to an ironic aspect of a situation being described.
Ironically, the automated checkout system ended up costing more in repairs than the workers it was meant to replace.
Étymologie
Etymology tree English ironic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English ironically From ironic + -ally.
Formes
- comparatif
- more ironically
- superlatif
- most ironically
ironically · In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.
ironing · The act of pressing clothes with an iron, such as a steam…irons · A lack of forward motion.Irons · A surname.