oxymoronically

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adverb

In an oxymoronic manner.

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Meanings

adverboxymoronically (comparative more oxymoronically, superlative most oxymoronically)

comparative more oxymoronically · superlative most oxymoronically

  1. In an oxymoronic manner.

    Rushdie oxymoronically notes that Hobson-Jobson ‘can be wonderfully imprecise at times’ (1985: 82).

    2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 486
  2. With regard to, or using oxymorons.

Origin

From oxymoronic + -ally.

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Translations

French oxymoriquement, oxymoroniquement
  • oxymoriquementIn an oxymoronic manner
  • oxymoroniquementIn an oxymoronic manner
  • oxymoriquementWith regard to, or using oxymorons
  • oxymoroniquementWith regard to, or using oxymorons
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APA

oxymoronically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxymoronically

MLA

“oxymoronically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxymoronically. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxymoronically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxymoronically.

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