adverb
- in a manner that combines contradictory or opposite ideas or terms
Usage: formed from the adjective 'oxymoronic' (relating to an oxymoron); used to describe how something is expressed or stated in a self-contradictory way
Examples
- She oxymoronically described the event as a 'deafening silence.'
- The author oxymoronically referred to the character's 'bitter sweetness.'
- He spoke oxymoronically about the 'living dead' in the horror film.
- The advertisement oxymoronically promised 'seriously funny' entertainment.
- The poet oxymoronically wrote about 'dark light' illuminating the night.