: in a weird manner : in a strange way
a weirdly familiar place
has been behaving weirdly lately
… in the pellucid air everything seemed weirdly beautiful …—
P. G. Wodehouse
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Cities are weirdly static and exploration boils down to simple puzzles and uninspired loot.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Newton’s second law is super useful, but weirdly, people don’t seem to believe it.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
Heading into the midpoint with their 41st game to come in Dallas on Friday, the Thunder are having one of the greatest half seasons in NBA history, a fact that is getting weirdly little attention.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Some of the videos were stupid, but in a weirdly comforting way; some were sneakily smart.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Newton’s second law is super useful, but weirdly, people don’t seem to believe it.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
Heading into the midpoint with their 41st game to come in Dallas on Friday, the Thunder are having one of the greatest half seasons in NBA history, a fact that is getting weirdly little attention.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Some of the videos were stupid, but in a weirdly comforting way; some were sneakily smart.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Weirdly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weirdly. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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