paradoxically

1. 1.

   in a paradoxical manner

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

Questions about paradoxically

What does paradoxically mean?

paradoxically means "in a paradoxical manner".

How many syllables are in paradoxically?

paradoxically has 5 syllables: parad-ox-i-cal-ly. The stress falls on "i". In IPA it is /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksəkli/.

Is paradoxically a common word?

paradoxically is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.