Strangely

//ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒli// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a strange or coincidental manner.

    "Though I'd never gone to Boston before, everything looked strangely familiar."

  2. 2
    Surprisingly, wonderfully. archaic

    "[…]all thy vexations / Were but my trials of thy love, and thou / Hast strangely stood the test[…]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a strange manner wordnet

Synonyms

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alienlycuriouslyeccentricallyeerilyeerilyenigmatically

Example

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"Strangely, the number of students is decreasing each year."

Etymology

From Middle English straungely (“strangely, aloofly, intricately”); equivalent to strange + -ly.

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