: 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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That’s certainly not unique to McCarthy’s work, but the windup rabbit toy in Caveat is distinctly unnerving, thanks in large part to its weirdly human eyes.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
The persistent wobble is wildly and weirdly terrifying.
—Sally Singer, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
His biggest competition, weirdly, might be Matthews.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Of course, leave it to Shaprio — who famously had a meltdown over Barbie — to so widely miss the point of the film, while coming weirdly close.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
The persistent wobble is wildly and weirdly terrifying.
—Sally Singer, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
His biggest competition, weirdly, might be Matthews.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Of course, leave it to Shaprio — who famously had a meltdown over Barbie — to so widely miss the point of the film, while coming weirdly close.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Weirdly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weirdly. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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