paradoxically
/ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksɪkli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox.
Example Sentences
- "The proliferation of labor-saving devices has not given us more leisure time, paradoxically."
- "If there exists a non-empty set of uninteresting natural numbers, there must be a smallest uninteresting number, but this number is paradoxically interesting because it is the smallest uninteresting number."
- "Paradoxically enough, however, in general only the parties of the Left have done most to spread the belief that it was the numerical strength of the opposing material interests which decided political issues, whereas in practice these same parties have regularly and successfully acted as if they understood the key position of the intellectuals."
- "Paradoxically, the same faculty who complain about busyness are most likely to end up waiting passively. While they acquiescently wait to write, they busy themselves with other, often trivial, activities."
- "But Central Point, which had been a visibly mixed-race community since the 19th century, was home to a secret but paradoxically open interracialism."
- "Paradoxically, the deluge of writing itself contributes to declining readership. It's not just that if you're writing then you can't be reading. It's also that the sheer volume of what is now available acts as a disincentive to settle down with a single text. The literary equivalent of channel surfing replaces the prolonged concentration required to tackle a book."
Etymology
Etymology tree English paradoxical Middle English -ly English -ly English paradoxically From paradoxical + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksɪkli/
- British English: /ˌpaɹəˈdɒksɪkli/
Inflected Forms
more paradoxically (comparative)
most paradoxically (superlative)