ironically

1. 1.

   contrary to plan or expectation

   “ironically, he ended up losing money under his own plan”
2. 2.

   in an ironic manner

   “she began to mimic him ironically”

Questions about ironically

What does ironically mean?

ironically means "contrary to plan or expectation". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ironically?

ironically has 4 syllables: iro-ni-cal-ly. The stress falls on "ni". In IPA it is /aɪˈɹɑnɪkli/.

Is ironically a common word?

ironically is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.