Strangely
/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒli/ adv
adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a strange or coincidental manner.
"Though I'd never gone to Boston before, everything looked strangely familiar."
- 2 Surprisingly, wonderfully. archaic
"[…]all thy vexations / Were but my trials of thy love, and thou / Hast strangely stood the test[…]"
Adverb
- 1 in a strange manner wordnet
Example
More examples"Strangely, the number of students is decreasing each year."
Etymology
From Middle English straungely (“strangely, aloofly, intricately”); equivalent to strange + -ly.