adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒli/
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CMU ARPABET:S T R EY1 N JH L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a strange or coincidental manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Though I'd never gone to Boston before, everything looked strangely familiar.
Daniel was walking strangely because he had twisted his ankle.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
Surprisingly, wonderfully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
in a strange manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a queerly inscribed sheet of paper
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: queerly, oddly, funnily
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English straungely (“strangely, aloofly, intricately”); equivalent to strange + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Ahtna:
hwdzax
— in a strange manner
Bulgarian:
странно
(stranno)
— in a strange manner
Bulgarian:
необичайно
(neobičajno)
— in a strange manner
