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[ adverb ] in a manner differing from the usual or expected

Examples

"had a curiously husky voice" "he's behaving rather peculiarly"

Used in print

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

He paced forward unsteadily , leaning too far back , his head tilted oddly .

(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)

It was that oddly shaped space at the very top of the house , where ceiling heights had to accommodate themselves to the varying angles of roof slope .

Related terms

curious curious curious curious

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[ adverb ] in a strange manner

Examples

"a queerly inscribed sheet of paper" "he acted kind of funny"

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