PARADOXICALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paradoxically mean? 

• PARADOXICALLY (adverb)
  The adverb PARADOXICALLY has 1 sense:

1. in a paradoxical manner

  Familiarity information: PARADOXICALLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARADOXICALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a paradoxical manner

Context example:

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

Pertainym:

paradoxical (seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true)

 Context examples 

Paradoxically, using conventional BMI percentiles, children who took part in sport every day appeared more likely to be overweight or obese than those who engaged in sport less than once a week.

(Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests, University of Cambridge)

This agent also inhibits angiogenesis in some tissues by blocking the effects of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF); paradoxically, it may enhance angiogenesis in uterine tissue.

(Nafoxidine, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare, well differentiated, cytologically benign ameloblastoma which paradoxically metastasizes.

(Metastasizing Ameloblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Paradoxically, these leukocytes, in addition to releasing algogenic chemicals, are capable of producing endogenous opioid peptides (such as endorphins).

(Scientists make white blood cells to alleviate pain, instead of producing it, during tissue inflammation, University of Granada)