strangely

adv
/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒli/

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from straungely — “strangely, aloofly, intricately

Definitions

  1. In a strange or coincidental manner.

    • Though I'd never gone to Boston before, everything looked strangely familiar.
    • Daniel was walking strangely because he had twisted his ankle.
    • A tale of gangland warfare and filial loyalty in the Glasgow of 1958, Small Faces is an enjoyable but strangely unmoving film.
  2. Surprisingly, wonderfully.

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA