strangely en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒli/
Etymology
From Middle English straungely (“strangely, aloofly, intricately”); equivalent to strange + -ly.
Meanings
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In a strange or coincidental manner.
A tale of gangland warfare and filial loyalty in the Glasgow of 1958, Small Faces is an enjoyable but strangely unmoving film.
1996, Film Review:Though I'd never gone to Boston before, everything looked strangely familiar.
Daniel was walking strangely because he had twisted his ankle.
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(archaic) Surprisingly, wonderfully.
[…]all thy vexations / Were but my trials of thy love, and thou / Hast strangely stood the test[…]
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals), page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more strangely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most strangely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
normally · familiarly · mundanely
Deriveds
Hypernyms
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Relateds
Synonyms
peculiarly · uncannily · quaintly · singularly · curiously · singly · strangely · unconventionally · alienly · enigmatically · unfamiliarly · oddly · weirdly · eccentrically · queerly
Translations (21)
hu különösen (in a strange manner) · enm straungely (in a strange manner) · de seltsamerweise (in a strange manner) · de seltsam (in a strange manner) · bg необичайно (in a strange manner) · es extrañamente (in a strange manner) · ca estranyament (in a strange manner) · pt estranhamente (in a strange manner) · fr étrangement (in a strange manner) · pl dziwacznie (in a strange manner) · hu furán (in a strange manner) · ro ciudat (in a strange manner) · aht hwdzax (in a strange manner) · pl dziwnie (in a strange manner) · id anehnya (in a strange manner) · eo strange (in a strange manner) · sv underligt (in a strange manner) · hu furcsán (in a strange manner) · bg странно (in a strange manner) · sv konstigt (in a strange manner) · it stranamente (in a strange manner)