word-vault/dist/data/cards/ir/ironically.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "ironically",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "in a way that shows that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying; in a way that expresses irony",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He smiled ironically."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in a way that is strange or funny because it is very different from what you expect",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Ironically, the book she felt was her worst sold more copies than any of her others."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/aɪˈrɒnɪkli/",
                "audio": "ir/ironically/ironically__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/aɪˈrɑːnɪkli/",
                "audio": "ir/ironically/ironically__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}