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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
Where chance may nurse or end it.
That thou commend it
strangely
to some placeWhere 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)
- In a strange or coincidental manner.
- (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 [...]
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 4 scene 1
Translations
in a strange manner
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