interestingly

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adverb

In an interesting way.

Less commonScrabble 17

Meanings

adverbinterestingly (comparative more interestingly, superlative most interestingly)

comparative more interestingly · superlative most interestingly

  1. adverbmannerIn an interesting way.

    In The Perfumed Garden, Nefzawi digressively but interestingly discusses, in great and curious detail, the amorous activities of animals.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 13
    1 more example

    Shimon’s interestingly stereotypical role as a conformist, but in reality covertly resistant, dominand […] is accentuated in the second half of the story[.]

    2009, Seth Schwartz, Were the Jews a Mediterranean Society?, page 134
  2. sentence adverbIt is interesting to note that…

    Every rail company worth its salt wanted to connect with London. Interestingly, it was largely that way around - provincial entrepreneurs wanting to connect with the capital, rather than London capitalists seeking to spread outwards.

    2021 January 13, Christian Wolmar, “Read all about London's Cathedrals of Steam”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 62

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin an interesting manner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Esperanto interese
  • interese(manner adverb) in an interesting way
Finnish kiinnostavasti, kiintoisasti
  • kiinnostavasti(manner adverb) in an interesting way
  • kiintoisasti(manner adverb) in an interesting way
  • kiinnostavaa kyllä(sentence adverb) it is interesting to note that…
French de façon intéressante, il est intéressant de noter/constater que…
  • de façon intéressante(manner adverb) in an interesting way
  • il est intéressant de noter/constater que…(sentence adverb) it is interesting to note that…
Hungarian érdekesen
  • érdekesen(manner adverb) in an interesting way
Italian è interessante che…
  • è interessante che…(sentence adverb) it is interesting to note that…
Lithuanian įdomiai
  • įdomiai(manner adverb) in an interesting way
Norwegian Bokmål interessant
  • interessant(manner adverb) in an interesting way
Polish interesująco
  • interesująco(manner adverb) in an interesting way
Portuguese interessantemente
  • interessantemente(manner adverb) in an interesting way
Spanish interesantemente
  • interesantemente(manner adverb) in an interesting way
Cite this entry
APA

interestingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interestingly

MLA

“interestingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interestingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interestingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interestingly.

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