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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Most interestingly, the second-biggest need was determined to be in net, even after Bowman completely rebuilt the crease with Frederik Andersen and Devon Levi. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Those depressed valuations, interestingly, have not shown up in the exchange rate. — Ian King, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 And, perhaps most interestingly, this obsession is nothing new. — Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026 Yet some of the notices are interestingly split on whether the show has reached a new high or a new low. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 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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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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