Paradoxically

Definition: Paradoxically

Paradoxically

Adverb

1. In a paradoxical manner; "paradoxically, ice ages seem to occur when the sun gets hotter".

Date "paradoxically" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1837. (references)

Author	Quotation
Anne Morrow Lindbergh	Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Paradoxically, both nicotine, which constricts arteries, and alcohol, which dilates them, trigger cluster headaches. (references)
Economic History	South Africa	South Africa has a productive and industrialized economy that paradoxically exhibits many characteristics associated with developing countries, including a division of labor between formal and informal sectors--and uneven distribution of wealth and income. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Paradoxically" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 99.32% of the time. "Paradoxically" is used about 444 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	99.32%	441	13,108
Noun (proper)	0.68%	3	202,518
Total	100.00%	444	N/A

Language		Translations for "paradoxically"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏بشكل متناقض. (various references)

Chinese		似是而非地 (Sophistically). (various references)

German		paradoxerweise, seltsamerweise. (various references)

Greek		παραδοξώσ (quaintly, queerly, strangely). (various references)

Hungarian		paradox módon. (various references)

Korean		역설� �으로. (various references)

Pig Latin		aradoxicallypay.(various references)

Romanian		paradoxal (paradoxical). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		paradoksno. (various references)

Spanish		paradójicamente. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	admirabiliter. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Misspellings
	"Paradoxically" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: paradoxiclly, paralogically, pardoxically. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "paradoxically" (pronounced pe'rudÄ"ksuklē or pe'rudÄ"ksukulē)
4	-u k l ē	alchemically, anatomically, athletically, chemically, medically, practically, typically.
3	-k l ē	academically, acoustically, aerobically, aerodynamically, aesthetically, algebraically, alphabetically, analytically, angelically, apologetically, artistically, astronomically, authentically, automatically, basically, biologically, biweekly, blankly, briskly, brusquely, categorically, characteristically, chronologically, classically, cosmetically, darkly, democratically, demographically, diplomatically, dogmatically, domestically, dramatically, drastically, ecologically, economically, ecstatically, emphatically, energetically, enthusiastically, erratically, ethnically, euphemistically, fantastically, forensically, frankly, generically, genetically, geometrically, geopolitically, graphically, grotesquely, heroically, hypothetically, hysterically, ideologically, idiotically, ironically, likely, linguistically, logically, logistically, lyrically, mechanically, meekly, metaphorically, microscopically, musically, newsweekly, numerically, obliquely, optically, organically, pathologically, phonetically, physiologically, poetically, prickly, prolifically, psychologically, publically, publicly, quickly, radically, realistically, rhetorically, rhythmically, sarcastically, sickly, sleekly, slickly, sparkly, specifically, sporadically, starkly, stoically, strategically, stylistically, symmetrically, synthetically, systematically, systemically, terrifically, thematically, theologically, thickly, tragically, uncharacteristically, undiplomatically, uniquely, unlikely, unrealistically, vertically, volcanically, weakly, weekly.
5	-u k u l ē	botanically, frantically, unequivocally.
4	-k u l ē	broccoli, chronically, clinically, comically, critically, cynically, diametrically, electrically, electronically, empirically, ethically, fanatically, fiscally, geographically, hermetically, historically, intrinsically, journalistically, locally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, mathematically, methodically, metrically, mineralogically, optimistically, parenthetically, pathetically, periodically, philosophically, physically, politically, pragmatically, ritualistically, romantically, sardonically, scientifically, skeptically, statistically, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactically, technically, technologically, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, uncritically, vocally.
3	-u l ē	abnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, additionally, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clumsily, coincidentally, commercially, conceptually, conditionally, confidentially, congressionally, conspiratorially, constitutionally, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, conventionally, cordially, crazily, criminally, culturally, customarily, delightfully, developmentally, diagonally, digitally, dismally, diurnally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, educationally, eerily, emotionally, environmentally, equally, essentially, eternally, eventually, exceptionally, experimentally, exponentially, externally, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fatally, federally, finally, financially, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, fractionally, frightfully, frugally, functionally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, generationally, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, gravitationally, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, institutionally, intellectually, intentionally, internally, internationally, involuntarily, irrationally, jauntily, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, loyally, manfully, manually, marginally, masterfully, materially, meaningfully, medicinally, mentally, mercifully, merrily, mightily, militarily, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nationally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, nominally, normally, novelly, nutritionally, occasionally, officially, oligopoly, operationally, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, originally, painfully, partially, peacefully, perennially, peripherally, perpetually, personally, phenomenally, pitifully, playfully, potentially, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, professionally, proportionally, provincially, provisionally, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, rationally, readily, regally, regionally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, royally, ruefully, satisfactorily, scantily, seasonally, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, serenely, severally, sexually, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, subliminally, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, tactfully, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, terminally, territorially, testily, thankfully, thoughtfully, totally, traditionally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, uneasily, unhappily, unilaterally, unintentionally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-d-i-l-l-o-p-r-x-y"
	-2 letters: paradoxical.
	-4 letters: capillary, coaxially, cordially, pyridoxal, radically.
	-5 letters: apically, axillary, caldaria, carpalia, coalyard, collyria, lapidary, paillard, palladia, palladic, parallax, placidly, prolixly, racially, radially, xylocarp.
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