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adverb

Strangely adv.

As something foreign, or not one's own; in a manner adapted to something foreign and strange. (Obs.)

In the manner of one who does not know another; distantly; reservedly; coldly. "You all look strangely on me." "I do in justice charge thee... That thou commend it strangely to some place Where chance may nurse or end it."

In a strange manner; in a manner or degree to excite surprise or wonder; wonderfully. "How strangely active are the arts of peace!" "It would strangely delight you to see with what spirit he converses."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Strangely" Quotes from Famous Books

... eyelids sank lower and lower. Physical comfort and the presence of his comrades caused a deep satisfaction that permeated his whole being. The light wind mingled pleasantly with the soft summer rain. The sound of the two grew strangely melodious, almost piercingly sweet, and then it seemed to be human. They sang together, the wind and rain, among the leaves, and the note that reached his heart, rather than his ear, thrilled him with ...

— The Scouts of the Valley • Joseph A. Altsheler

... stern face working strangely under the stress of the emotions which he was fighting to subdue. "We suggest a committee of three, with powers to arbitrate, and we name as our man one who till recently was one of our Union, a man of fair and honest mind, a man without fear ...

— To Him That Hath - A Novel Of The West Of Today • Ralph Connor

... Unitarians play an important part; "The Nameless Castle," that gives an account of the Hungarian army employed against Napoleon in 1809; "Captive Raby," a romance of the times of Joseph II.; and "As We Grow Old," the latter being the author's own favorite and, strangely enough, the people's also. Dr. Jokai greatly deplores that what the critics call his best work should not have been ...

— The Nameless Castle • Maurus Jokai

... wow!" answered the well-known bark, and the little tail did all it could to emphasize the sound, while the eyes were so full of dumb love and joy, the child could not refuse to believe that this ugly stray was their own Sancho strangely transformed. ...

— Under the Lilacs • Louisa May Alcott

... into a region of fruit-trees, interspersed with pines; and sometimes we came upon a group of scented palms, which looked strangely enough in such unusual company. Through clustering pomegranates, figs, plums, peach-trees, wild but bearing fruit, we journeyed on and on; and, as new beauties arose around us, we could not help indulging in castles ...

— Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet • by William Henry Knight

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