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Webster 1913 Edition


Strangely

Strange′ly

,
adv.
1.
As something foreign, or not one’s own; in a manner adapted to something foreign and strange.
[Obs.]
Shak.
2.
In the manner of one who does not know another; distantly; reservedly; coldly.
You all look
strangely
on me.
Shakespeare
I do in justice charge thee . . .
That thou commend it
strangely
to some place
Where chance may nurse or end it.
Shakespeare
3.
In a strange manner; in a manner or degree to excite surprise or wonder; wonderfully.
How
strangely
active are the arts of peace!
Dryden.
It would
strangely
delight you to see with what spirit he converses.
Law.

Webster 1828 Edition


Strangely

STRANGELY

,
adv.
1.
With some relation to foreigners.
2.
Wonderfully; in a manner or degree to excite surprise or wonder.
How strangely active are the acts of peace.
It would strangely delight you to see with what spirit he converses.

Definition 2024


strangely

strangely

English

Adverb

strangely (comparative more strangely, superlative most strangely)

  1. In a strange or coincidental manner.
  2. (archaic) Surprisingly, wonderfully.
    • 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 4 scene 1
      [...] all thy vexations / Were but my trials of thy love, and thou / Hast strangely stood the test [...]

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