oxymoronically

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English oxymoronic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English oxymoronically From oxymoronic + -ally.

1. In an oxymoronic manner.

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

2. With regard to, or using oxymorons.