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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Waivers ran last night and interestingly enough, Braelon Allen & Jonah Coleman got dropped. — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Bannon, interestingly, believes the Republicans’ intense focus on saving Collins could very well backfire for the GOP, not just in Maine, but across the country. — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026 And, interestingly, Kancey's rare moment was not the most unorthodox of this game for the Bucs. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 One of the device's benefits is, interestingly, a limitation in another sense. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interestingly

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1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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

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