PARADOX
\pˈaɹədˌɒks], \pˈaɹədˌɒks], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_d_ˌɒ_k_s]\
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By Princeton University
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Something which seems absurd or unbelievable, yet may be true; a statement that appears contradictory.
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Paradoxically.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Paradoxically.
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That which is contrary to received opinion, or that which is apparently absurd but really true.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman