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[syn: queerly, strangely, oddly, funnily]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Strangely \Strange"ly\, adv.
1. As something foreign, or not one's own; in a manner
adapted to something foreign and strange. [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. In the manner of one who does not know another; distantly;
reservedly; coldly.
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You all look strangely on me. --Shak.
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I do in justice charge thee . . .
That thou commend it strangely to some place
Where chance may nurse or end it. --Shak.
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3. In a strange manner; in a manner or degree to excite
surprise or wonder; wonderfully.
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How strangely active are the arts of peace!
--Dryden.
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It would strangely delight you to see with what
spirit he converses. --Law.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
strangely
adv 1: in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"
[syn: queerly, strangely, oddly, funnily]