ironically
adv. sent.adv. in a way that is strange or funny because the result is the opposite of what you expected. You use it to point out a surprising coincidence.
adv. in a manner that suggests an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs. Often used as a sentence modifier to comment on a paradoxical situation.
Ironically, the fire station burned down yesterday.
Ironically, the software designed to save time ended up causing hours of extra work due to its complex interface.
Ironically, the very policies intended to protect the local industry led to its decline by discouraging the innovation necessary to compete in a global market.
From ironic + -ally.
When modifying a whole sentence, it is usually followed by a comma at the start of the clause.
It is ironically that he failed.Ironically, he failed.Learners sometimes try to use it as a predicative adjective phrase rather than a sentence-modifying adverb.