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paradoxical  
If something is paradoxical, it involves two facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other.  adj 
Some sedatives produce the paradoxical effect of making the person more anxious...  
 paradoxically  adv usu ADV with cl/group, ADV with v 
Paradoxically, the less you have to do the more you may resent the work that does come your way.