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

But interestingly, Copilot struggled to function normally because the demo was happening in a noisy restaurant. —PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025

Though interestingly, the team has been linked to New Orleans Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed, with reports emerging last week that the team had reached out to the Saints to see what a potential trade would look like for him. —Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025

Calgary was ultra-aggressive in pressuring Hughes at the point, and interestingly, also had its weak-side winger (the one responsible for covering Filip Hronek) drift over towards the middle. —Harman Dayal, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

Her vitality contrasts interestingly with his reserve — which could make for nice chemistry, but instead results in us largely ignoring him and focusing our attentions on her. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025

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