paradoxically

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksɪkli/ UK /ˌpaɹəˈdɒksɪkli/
adv Freq #52499

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a way that seems self-contradictory yet may be true.

    Paradoxically, the more choices we have, the harder it is to decide.

Etymology

From paradoxical + -ly.

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