interestingly

adverb

in·ter·est·ing·ly ˈin-t(ə-)rə-stiŋ-lē

ˈin-tə-ˌre-,

ˈin-ˌtre-;

ˈin-tər-

: in an interesting manner

: as a matter of interest

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And interestingly, every goal that clinched a trophy at one of the four key soccer tournaments came in a control or heritage boot. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 June 2026 Brown and his colleagues interestingly found the biotin-targeting megacluster in Streptomyces species, which are very well studied. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026 And perhaps most interestingly, the just-turned-27-year-old has been touted as someone who can unlock others around him — who can provide a tide that lifts every aspect of this defense. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026 And most interestingly, her chyron identifies her as a Freelance Journalist with no further explanation. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for interestingly

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First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of interestingly was in 1811

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Kids Definition

interestingly

adverb

in·ter·est·ing·ly ˈin-trəst-iŋ-lē

ˈint-ə-ˌrest-iŋ-le,

-ə-rəst-,

-ərst-

: in an interesting manner

a story interestingly told

: it is interesting

interestingly enough, that was the first one

interestingly

adverb

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