interestingly
English
[edit]Etymology
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From interesting + -ly.
Adverb
[edit]interestingly (comparative more interestingly, superlative most interestingly)
- (manner adverb) In an interesting way.
- 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 13:
- In The Perfumed Garden, Nefzawi digressively but interestingly discusses, in great and curious detail, the amorous activities of animals.
- 2009, Seth Schwartz, Were the Jews a Mediterranean Society?, page 134:
- Shimon’s interestingly stereotypical role as a conformist, but in reality covertly resistant, dominand […] is accentuated in the second half of the story[.]
- (sentence adverb) It is interesting to note that…
- 2021 January 13, Christian Wolmar, “Read all about London's Cathedrals of Steam”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 62:
- Every rail company worth its salt wanted to connect with London. Interestingly, it was largely that way around - provincial entrepreneurs wanting to connect with the capital, rather than London capitalists seeking to spread outwards.
Translations
[edit](manner adverb) in an interesting way
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(sentence adverb) it is interesting to note that…
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