paradoxically

English

Etymology

From paradoxical +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

paradoxically (comparative more paradoxically, superlative most paradoxically)

1. In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox.
   • 2013 September 6, Colin Robinson, “Put down the pen and give us all a break”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 13, page 39:

     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.

   • 2020 March 10, Isabel Slone, “Escape Into Cottagecore, Calming Ethos for Our Febrile Moment”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Cottagecore is related to grandmacore, faeriecore, farmcore and goblincore; other nostalgia-ridden aesthetic communities that, paradoxically, thrive on many of the most popular internet platforms of the day.

Translations

in a paradoxical manner

• Catalan: paradoxalment (ca)
• Czech: paradoxně
• French: paradoxalement (fr)
• Georgian: პარადოქსულად (ṗaradoksulad)
• German: paradoxerweise (de)
• Italian: paradossalmente (it)
• Polish: paradoksalnie (pl)
• Portuguese: paradoxalmente
• Russian: парадокса́льно (ru) (paradoksálʹno)
• Spanish: paradójicamente (es)