Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strangely

/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: strange-ly
IPA: /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒli/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a strange or coincidental manner.

adv

Surprisingly, wonderfully.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Though I'd never gone to Boston before, everything looked strangely familiar."
"Daniel was walking strangely because he had twisted his ankle."
"A tale of gangland warfare and filial loyalty in the Glasgow of 1958, Small Faces is an enjoyable but strangely unmoving film."
"[…]all thy vexations / Were but my trials of thy love, and thou / Hast strangely stood the test[…]"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: straungely

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more strangely (comparative) most strangely (superlative)

Phrases

strangely warmed

Frequently Paired Words

strange

Synonyms

oddly uncannily weirdly alienly curiously eccentrically enigmatically peculiarly quaintly queerly singly singularly

Antonyms

familiarly mundanely normally

Questions

How do you pronounce strangely?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒli/.
What does strangely mean?: In a strange or coincidental manner.
Where does strangely come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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