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strangelier

strangelier is the comparative form of strangely.

Meaning of strangely

Adverb

strangely (comparative more strangely, superlative most strangely)

  1. In a strange or coincidental manner.
    • Though I'd never gone to Boston before, everything looked strangely familiar.
  2. (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...

Questions about strangelier

What is strangelier the comparative form of?
Strangelier is the comparative form of strangely.

Words near strangelier in the dictionary

  1. strange-ass
  2. strange-horned toad
  3. stranged
  4. strangelet
  5. strangelets
  6. strangelier
  7. strangeling
  8. strangelings
  9. Strangelovean
  10. Strangelovian
  11. strangely

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