interestingly

adverb

in·​ter·​est·​ing·​ly ˈin-t(ə-)rə-stiŋ-lē 

ˈin-tə-ˌre-, 

ˈin-ˌtre-;

ˈin-tər-

1

: in an interesting manner

2

: as a matter of interest

Examples of interestingly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And most interestingly, her chyron identifies her as a Freelance Journalist with no further explanation. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2026

And interestingly, every goal that clinched a trophy at one of the four key soccer tournaments came in a control or heritage boot. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 June 2026

Brown and his colleagues interestingly found the biotin-targeting megacluster in Streptomyces species, which are very well studied. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026

And the plot thickens… as it was buried, interestingly, in a former Roman military settlement, and typically, these were buried in locations infused with the supernatural. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

interestingly

adverb

in·​ter·​est·​ing·​ly ˈin-trəst-iŋ-lē 

ˈint-ə-ˌrest-iŋ-le, 

-ə-rəst-, 

-ərst-

1

: in an interesting manner

a story interestingly told

2

: it is interesting

interestingly enough, that was the first one