mysteriously
/mˌɪstˈɪɹiəsli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a mysterious manner.
Example Sentences
- "Fore-shadows, call them rather fore-splendours, of that Truth, and Beginning of Truths, fell mysteriously over my soul."
- "'Are there any hares about here?' I asked. 'Well, there are some left to be sure,' answered the peasant; 'on the Sukkestad-moor there is an old jack-hare, which many a hound and sportsman have been after, but he is not so easily killed, it appears.' And the worthy peasant shook his head somewhat mysteriously."
- "I put my finger to the side of my nose and nodded mysteriously."
- "At that moment a long, scraggy individual in a checked suit poked his head into the bar, looked around portentously, whistled mysteriously to my informant, and jerked his thumb and head in the direction of the door."
- "The furious reaction in Germany after 200,000 protective masks destined for Berlin mysteriously went missing in Thailand and were allegedly redirected to the US is a case in point. There is no solid proof Trump approved the heist. But it’s the sort of thing he would do – or so people believe."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: misteriusly
- Suffix: mysterious
Inflected Forms
more mysteriously (comparative)
most mysteriously (superlative)