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Princeton's WordNet

  1. paradoxicallyadverb

    in a paradoxical manner

    "paradoxically, ice ages seem to occur when the sun gets hotter"

Wiktionary

  1. paradoxicallyadverb

    In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Paradoxicallyadverb

    In a paradoxical manner; in a manner contrary to received opinions.

    Etymology: from paradox.

    If their vanity of appearing singular puts them upon advancing paradoxes, and proving them as paradoxically, they are usually laught at. Jeremy Collier, on Pride.

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  1. paradoxically

    Paradoxically refers to a situation, statement, or behavior that seems to have contradictory or inconsistent features, but may nonetheless be true or make sense. It involves something appearing or stating the opposite of what is expected, challenging perceived logic or standard beliefs.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Paradoxically in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Paradoxically in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Paradoxically in a Sentence

  1. Dr. David M. Burns:

    Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person.

  2. David Abraham:

    Paradoxically, Molycorp's biggest supporters may be in Beijing.

  3. Steven Englander:

    The FOMC will be afraid that dropping patience without making some reference to the USD or international asset market conditions will lead to an even faster USD pickup, paradoxically, if they are serious about hiking mid-year, a USD breakout may limit their options.

  4. Elizabeth Stuart:

    Paradoxically, some of the governments that have the best policy around open data are also ... clamping down on freedoms.

  5. Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry:

    The Ecuadorian government notices that these falsehoods are also an attempt to tarnish the dignity of the country, when they issue falsehoods, the asylee and his associates express once more their ingratitude and disrespect towards Ecuador, instead of showing gratitude towards the country that has welcomed him for nearly seven years, incurred significant expenditures to pay for his stay at the embassy, has borne their rudeness and to whom he, paradoxically, has filed a lawsuit against for adopting a cohabitation protocol in order to prevent his bad behavior from taking place again.

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