Definitions for Strangely
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. queerly, strangely, oddly, funnilyadverb

   in a strange manner

   "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strangelyadverb

   In a strange or coincidental manner.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strangelyadverb

   Etymology: from strange.

   1. With some relation to foreigners.

   As by strange fortune
   It came to us, I do in justice charge thee
   That thou commend it strangely to some place,
   Where chance may nurse or end it. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   2. Wonderfully; in a way to cause wonder, but with a degree of dislike.

   My former speeches have but hit your thoughts,
   Which can interpret farther: only, I say,
   Things have been strangely borne. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   How strangely active are the arts of peace,
   Whose restless motions less than wars do cease;
   Peace is not freed from labour, but from noise;
   And war more force, but not more pains, employs. Dryden.

   We should carry along with us some of those virtuous qualities, which we were strangely careless if we did not bring from home with us. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.

   In a time of affliction the remembrance of our good deeds will strangely cheer and support our spirits. Edmund Calamy.

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1. strangely

   Strangely is an adverb that refers to something happening in a peculiar, unusual or unexpected way. It implies that the action or behavior deviating from what is normal, standard, or typically expected.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strangelyadverb

   as something foreign, or not one's own; in a manner adapted to something foreign and strange

2. Strangelyadverb

   in the manner of one who does not know another; distantly; reservedly; coldly

3. Strangelyadverb

   in a strange manner; in a manner or degree to excite surprise or wonder; wonderfully

British National Corpus

1. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Strangely' in Adverbs Frequency: #425

How to pronounce Strangely?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Strangely in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Strangely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Strangely in a Sentence

1. Mary McCarthy:

   It has to be acknowledged that in capitalist society, with its herds of hippies, originality has become a sort of fringe benefit, a mere convention, accepted obsolescence, the Beatnik model being turned in for the Hippie model, as though strangely obedient to capitalist laws of marketing.

2. Darryl Elmouchi:

   It’s definitely a younger demographic in the hospital, definitely a lot of positivity and a lot of concern that what we’re seeing now feels strangely reminiscent to what we saw a few short months ago.

3. J. P. Morgan:

   When you expect things to happen -- strangely enough -- they do happen.

4. Elle Macpherson:

   We had one experience where a family shot was used on the cover of a magazine without our permission, and at the time it was terrible, but actually I am strangely grateful now because it’s so beautiful, now, with Instagram, the boys are public, and they make their own choices.

5. Benito Mussolini:

   Yes, madam, I am finished. My star has fallen. I work and I try, yet know that all is but a farce.... I await the end of the tragedy and – strangely detached from everything – I do not feel any more an actor. I feel I am the last of spectators.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Strangely
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Strangely
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Strangely
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Strangely