paradoxically
adverb/ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkli/
/ˌpærəˈdɑːksɪkli/
- in a way that seems strange, impossible or unlikely because it has two opposite features or contains two opposite ideas
- a time of both high unemployment, and, paradoxically, a shortage of skilled workers
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