I've now decided that "paradoxically" can be used in addition to "incongruously" as a substitute for the much abused "ironically." Paradox and incongruity are more accurately describing the "outcome being opposite to the desire of the outcome-ee" than "ironically" - which is a verbal phenomenon in which the intent of the speaker is opposite of the literal or denotative meaning of the words said (most obvious example being sarcasm).
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