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English
Etymology
From Middle English straungely (“strangely, aloofly, intricately”); equivalent to strange + -ly.
Pronunciation
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.
- (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 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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Middle English
Adverb
strangely
- Alternative form of straungely