intriguingly

adverb

in·​trigu·​ing·​ly in-ˈtrē-giŋ-lē How to pronounce intriguingly (audio)
1
: in an intriguing manner
2
: as a matter of marked interest

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In 2029 The total lunar eclipse that follows the next one in March 2026 is intriguingly timed. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Never has fandom looked so intriguingly insidious. Michael Cuby, Them., 27 Aug. 2025 Leading the charge was new HBO-Sky co-pro War, a legal thriller starring Dominic West and Sienna Miller that has, intriguingly, been greenlit with a two-season order. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025 Most intriguingly, psychologists in the 1960s had apparently discovered something remarkable about the illusion: only European and American urbanites fell for the trick. Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intriguingly

Word History

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of intriguingly was in 1742

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“Intriguingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intriguingly. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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