strangerly

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adjective

Of, befitting, or characteristic of a stranger; strangerlike.

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Meanings

adjectivestrangerly (comparative more strangerly, superlative most strangerly)

comparative more strangerly · superlative most strangerly

  1. Of, befitting, or characteristic of a stranger; strangerlike.

    A stranger will smile warmly at you, but there normally won't be any of that strangerly chitchat in waiting areas or checkout lines.

    2005, David Foster Wallace, Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays

Origin

From stranger + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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