"interestingly" meaning in English

See interestingly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more interestingly [comparative], most interestingly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English interesting Middle English -ly English -ly English interestingly From interesting + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|interesting|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English interesting Middle English -ly English -ly English interestingly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "interestingly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="interestingly"> From interesting + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} interestingly (comparative more interestingly, superlative most interestingly)
  1. (manner adverb) In an interesting way. Tags: adverb Translations ((manner adverb) in an interesting way): interese (Esperanto), kiinnostavasti (Finnish), kiintoisasti (Finnish), de façon intéressante (French), érdekesen (Hungarian), įdomiai (Lithuanian), interessant (Norwegian Bokmål), interesująco (Polish), interessantemente (Portuguese), interesantemente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-interestingly-en-adv-lrMFbnP- Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9 Topics: manner Disambiguation of '(manner adverb) in an interesting way': 85 15
  2. (sentence adverb) It is interesting to note that… Translations ((sentence adverb) it is interesting to note that…): kiinnostavaa kyllä (Finnish), il est intéressant de noter/constater que… (French), è interessante che… (Italian)
    Sense id: en-interestingly-en-adv-QE6eC0Zd Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 55 45 Disambiguation of '(sentence adverb) it is interesting to note that…': 26 74
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