unironically

[ uhn-ahy-ron-i-klee ]

/ ˌən aɪˈrɒn ɪ kli /

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adverb

in a way that is not ironic or mocking; without affectation; sincerely: He was a happy, healthy baby, and for the first few years of his life he was referred to unironically at daycare as Mr. Agreeable.It takes a certain confidence to wear a bowtie unironically.

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Origin of unironically

un-¹ + ironical + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM unironically

un·i·ron·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby unironically

unipotent, unipotential, unique, uniqueness, uniramous, unironically, UNISA, uniseptate, uniserial, uniseriate, unisex

How to use unironically in a sentence

The star was erected for the 1949 Christmas season but has sustained, and Roanokers seem unironically proud of it.
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Maybe you’re married, and you now know that your spouse uses phrases like “let’s circle back” or “synergy” unironically at work.
It’s Complicated: Love and Sex in 2021|Daniel Malloy|February 14, 2021|Ozy
To the ROK and U.S. soldiers stationed in the JSA, it is unironically referred to as Freedom Village.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yes, a man who unironically uses the word “degenerates” feels qualified to develop culture.
We Need to Talk About Silicon Valley's Racism|Samantha Allen|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

You will really, truly, and unironically love this song and never say a word to anyone.
Let’s Lay Out the Odds on Your Crazy Summer|Kelly Williams Brown|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If any self-respecting artist rented a booth at one of these expos unironically, they would pay with their career.
The Myth of the Tortured Artist|Shane McAdams|January 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Women find him not only charming, but seductive, because, as one tells him, he is “unafraid to love women unironically.”
The Legend of Brown Dog: A Great American Hero Gets His Due|David Masciotra|December 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST