weirdly

adverb

weird·​ly ˈwird-lē How to pronounce weirdly (audio)
: in a weird manner : in a strange way
a weirdly familiar place
has been behaving weirdly lately
… in the pellucid air everything seemed weirdly beautiful …P. G. Wodehouse

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Though weirdly, the new Donkey Kong Bananza is listed at $70, meaning this might vary game-to-game, which would be highly unusual. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 But by some force of alchemy, his cockeyed look at things—a mix of deadpan delivery, garish colors, and exaggerated interactions—is weirdly perfect for this adaptation. Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025 Much of that money, in a weirdly circular way, will end up being spent on AWS datacenter rental costs. Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Apr. 2025 With two outs in the inning Jake Burger hit an RBI double down the left field line, which caromed weirdly off the wall away from Jarren Duran and allowed Pederson to score from first. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weirdly

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of weirdly was in 1837

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“Weirdly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weirdly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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