Weirdly

//ˈwɪə(ɹ)dli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a weird manner.

    "The teacher suspected he was on drugs because he was behaving weirdly."

  2. 2
    Contrary to expectations.

    "Weirdly, Alice showed up 10 minutes early. She was usually late for everything."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a weird manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
awfullymysteriouslyoddlystrangelysurprisinglyweird

Example

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"I get weirdly sleepy when I listen to this song."

Etymology

From weird + -ly.

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