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Etymology

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From Middle English straungely (strangely, aloofly, intricately); equivalent to strange +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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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.
    Daniel was walking strangely because he had twisted his ankle.
    • 1996, Film Review:
      A tale of gangland warfare and filial loyalty in the Glasgow of 1958, Small Faces is an enjoyable but strangely unmoving film.
  2. (archaic) Surprisingly, wonderfully.

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Translations

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in a strange manner

Middle English

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Adverb

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strangely

  1. alternative form of straungely