strangely
Etymology

From Middle English straungely; equivalent to .

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒli/
Adverb

strangely

  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.
  2. (archaic) Surprisingly, wonderfully.
    • 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 ↗:
      […] all thy vexations / Were but my trials of thy love, and thou / Hast strangely stood the test […]
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