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Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In an oxymoronic manner.

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

2. 2
   With regard to, or using oxymorons.

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

From oxymoronic + -ally.

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