: 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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Erik Gustafsson hasn’t been able to re-create whatever witchcraft was needed for his weirdly spectacular 2022-23 season.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The effect was disastrous, my hair crimped weirdly, with sections shooting out in different directions like the discordant notes of an orchestra tuning up.
—Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
After NewSky+ Max, the climate cascaded again, our weird weather rapidly growing more weirdly weathery.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
But weirdly, this E190 flight means more to me than those others.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The effect was disastrous, my hair crimped weirdly, with sections shooting out in different directions like the discordant notes of an orchestra tuning up.
—Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
After NewSky+ Max, the climate cascaded again, our weird weather rapidly growing more weirdly weathery.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
But weirdly, this E190 flight means more to me than those others.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Weirdly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weirdly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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