Strangely

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  strangely
       adv 1: in a strange way; "he was strangely silent"
       2: in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper";
          "he acted kind of funny" [syn: {queerly}, {oddly}, {funnily},
           {funny}]