Standard Lemma guide

interestingly

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 N T ER0 EH2 S T IH0 NG L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an interesting way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: adverb

Topics: manner

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

It is interesting to note that...

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: sentence adverb

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in an interesting manner- Time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • when he ceases to be just interestingly neurotic and...gets locked up

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uninterestingly

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English interesting Middle English -ly English -ly English interestingly From interesting + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: interese — (manner adverb) in an interesting way
  • Finnish: kiinnostavasti — (manner adverb) in an interesting way
  • Finnish: kiintoisasti — (manner adverb) in an interesting way
  • French: de façon intéressante — (manner adverb) in an interesting way
  • Hungarian: érdekesen — (manner adverb) in an interesting way
  • Lithuanian: įdomiai — (manner adverb) in an interesting way
  • Norwegian Bokmål: interessant — (manner adverb) in an interesting way
  • Polish: interesująco — (manner adverb) in an interesting way
  • Portuguese: interessantemente — (manner adverb) in an interesting way
  • Spanish: interesantemente — (manner adverb) in an interesting way
  • Finnish: kiinnostavaa kyllä — (sentence adverb) it is interesting to note that...
  • French: il est intéressant de noter/constater que... — (sentence adverb) it is interesting to note that...
  • Italian: è interessante che... — (sentence adverb) it is interesting to note that...
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