| query | If you say something i_________, you do not mean it and are saying it as a joke .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. |
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| word | ironically |
| full-definition | 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 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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