unironically

[ uhn-ahy-ron-i-klee ]

adverb

1. 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.

Other Words From

• un·i·ron·i·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of unironically¹

un- ¹( def ) + ironical ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The star was erected for the 1949 Christmas season but has sustained, and Roanokers seem unironically proud of it.

From Washington Post

Maybe you’re married, and you now know that your spouse uses phrases like “let’s circle back” or “synergy” unironically at work.

From Ozy

To the ROK and U.S. soldiers stationed in the JSA, it is unironically referred to as Freedom Village.

From The Daily Beast

Yes, a man who unironically uses the word “degenerates” feels qualified to develop culture.

From The Daily Beast

You will really, truly, and unironically love this song and never say a word to anyone.

From The Daily Beast

If any self-respecting artist rented a booth at one of these expos unironically, they would pay with their career.

From The Daily Beast

Women find him not only charming, but seductive, because, as one tells him, he is “unafraid to love women unironically.”

From The Daily Beast