strangely
/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒli/
strangely adverb: in a strange or coincidental manner.
Adverb
strangely (comparative more strangely, superlative most strangely)
- 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.
- 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...
strangely meaning in Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
strangely in Marathi
- विचित्रपणे
strangely in Bengali
- অদ্ভুতভাবে
strangely in Malayalam
- ആശ്ചര്യകരമായി, വിചിത്രമായി, പരിചയമില്ലാതെ, അസാധാരണമായി
strangely in Kannada
- ವಿಚಿತ್ರವಾಗಿ
More languagesFewer languages
- strangely in Odia
- ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ଭାବେ
- strangely in Indonesian
- anehnya
Examples of strangely in a sentence
- I saw them walking from a distance, their bodies strangely angular in the dawn light.
- The person of interest is a middle-aged man seen acting strangely in the security camera's video.
- Bright red light filled the room, it was eye-searing, yet strangely familiar.
Synonyms of strangely
- oddly
- uncannily
- weirdly
- alienly
- curiously
- eccentrically
- enigmatically
- peculiarly
- quaintly
- singularly
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Antonyms
Forms of strangely
| comparative | more strangely |
|---|---|
| superlative | most strangely |
Origin of strangely
From Middle English straungely (“strangely, aloofly, intricately”); equivalent to strange + -ly.
Words formed from strangely
Questions about strangely
- What does strangely mean?
- Strangely means in a strange or coincidental manner.
- What is strangely in Marathi?
- Strangely in Marathi is विचित्रपणे. See Strangely meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is strangely?
- Strangely is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce strangely?
- Strangely is pronounced /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒli/.
Words near strangely in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: strangely (page history and authors); strangely (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); strangely (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); strangely (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); strangely (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); strangely (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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