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

Bilt sort of interestingly had Wells Fargo subsidize with growth for them, which must be nice. —Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026

Perhaps most interestingly, Minnesota’s 23-year-old stud-to-be Jesper Wallstedt was being dangled. —Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Queen Camilla always shone with her unique and interestingly designed masks. —Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026

The results show that Little Foot’s skull had large eye sockets and, interestingly, resembled that of other Australopithecus fossils that were uncovered elsewhere on the African continent. —Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Mar. 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