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bizarrely

Syllables: bi·zarre·ly

bizarrely adverb: in a bizarre manner.

Adverb

bizarrely (comparative more bizarrely, superlative most bizarrely)

  1. In a bizarre manner.
    • And, placed discreetly among these commonplaces, a few pieces of genuine quality, bizarrely distinguished by craftsmanship from the vulgar products of the machine.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 150
    • The forms can be bizarrely funny when blown up to fill a canvas, as in "Supergastrico Compensado" (the artist prefers that his often punning titles remain untranslated), whose eroticized digestive systems have an appealing decorative flair.1993 January 1, Holland Cotter, “Art in Review”, in The New York Times

Forms of bizarrely

comparativemore bizarrely
superlativemost bizarrely

Origin of bizarrely

From bizarre + -ly.

Questions about bizarrely

What does bizarrely mean?
Bizarrely means in a bizarre manner.
What part of speech is bizarrely?
Bizarrely is an adverb.

Words near bizarrely in the dictionary

  1. Bizantium
  2. bizarre
  3. bizarre caddisflies
  4. bizarre caddisfly
  5. bizarre magic
  6. bizarrely
  7. bizarreness
  8. bizarrenesses
  9. bizarrer
  10. bizarrerie
  11. bizarreries

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