: 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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The weirdly democratized art of fiction means that writers with only a fraction of the cerebral heft of a Susan Sontag can produce novels far better than something as weighty as In America.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
What’s worse, the other Ozians are effectively given a pass for doing nothing in the face of entire of species forced into slavery because the scenario is so weirdly wooden and unclear.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2025
The last batch of 2025, however, is named after a weirdly specific thing, but the whiskey itself is (as is usually the case) very good.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
In this second part of the 2024 cultural phenomenon Wicked, the iconic story of how the Wicked Witch of the West came to be is coming to an end — and so is the meme-making, ultra-affectionate, weirdly-cursed press tour, much to either your chagrin or relief.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
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Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
What’s worse, the other Ozians are effectively given a pass for doing nothing in the face of entire of species forced into slavery because the scenario is so weirdly wooden and unclear.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2025
The last batch of 2025, however, is named after a weirdly specific thing, but the whiskey itself is (as is usually the case) very good.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
In this second part of the 2024 cultural phenomenon Wicked, the iconic story of how the Wicked Witch of the West came to be is coming to an end — and so is the meme-making, ultra-affectionate, weirdly-cursed press tour, much to either your chagrin or relief.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Weirdly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weirdly. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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