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weirdly

adverb

  1. in a strange manner
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwɪə(ɹ)dli/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English weird Middle English -ly English -ly English weirdly From weird + -ly.

  1. In a weird manner.

    The teacher suspected he was on drugs because he was behaving weirdly.

    She wore a necklace strung with weirdly-shaped pearls.

  2. Contrary to expectations.

    Weirdly, Alice showed up 10 minutes early. She was usually late for everything.

    The roughness of the wool was weirdly pleasant.