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Ironically vs Paradoxically - What's the difference?

ironically | paradoxically |

As adverbs the difference between ironically and paradoxically

is that ironically is (manner) in an ironic manner, in a way displaying irony while paradoxically is in a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox.

ironically

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (manner) In an ironic manner, in a way displaying irony.
  • (evaluative)

    • paradoxically

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-09-06, author= Colin Robinson
    • , volume=189, issue=13, page=39, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Put down the pen and give us all a break , passage=Paradoxically , the deluge of writing itself contributes to declining readership. It's not just that if you're writing then you can't be reading. It's also that the sheer volume of what is now available acts as a disincentive to settle down with a single text. The literary equivalent of channel surfing replaces the prolonged concentration required to tackle a book.}}