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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IRONICALLY

adv. By way of irony; by the use of irony. A commendation may be ironically severe.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ironically

i ron i cal ly |īˈränik (ə )lē aɪˈrɑnək (ə )li | adverb in an ironic manner. used to denote a paradoxical, unexpected, or coincidental situation: [ sentence adverb ] : ironically, the rescue craft that saved her was the boat she was helping to pay for.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ironically

iron ¦ic |al ¦ly |ʌɪˈrɒnɪkli | adverb in an ironic manner: How very noble,Oliver said ironically. used in reference to a paradoxical, unexpected, or coincidental situation: [ sentence adverb ] : ironically, the rescue craft which saved her was the boat she was helping to pay for.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ironically

i r n i cal ly 副詞 〖文修飾 〗皮肉にも, 皮肉なことに ; 反語的に, 皮肉に Ironically , dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel, the founder of the famous peace prize .皮肉な話だが, ダイナマイトを発明したのは著名な平和賞を創設したアルフレッド ノーベルだった