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Ironically Draw Attention Situation Odd Amusing Involves Contrast

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You use i_________ to draw attention to a situation which is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast .You use ironically to draw attention to a situation which is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast .
Ironically, for a man who hated war, he would have made a superb war cameraman.
word ironically
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adverb
You use ironically to draw attention to a situation which is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast .
Ironically, for a man who hated war, he would have made a superb war cameraman.
If you say something ironically, you do not mean it and are saying it as a joke .
Classmates at West Point had ironically dubbed him Beauty.
cefr-level C1

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