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

The 2024 Stylus 5G uses the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset — interestingly, that’s the same as in last year’s model. —Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 May 2024

This idyllic life comes to a violent end, however, when another group of apes attacks the village — interestingly, in the name of Caesar. —Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024

Who, or maybe more interestingly, where, will the Lakers turn to next? —Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024

And for me, the dull outweighed the interestingly quirky. —Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2024

Behind the scenes, interestingly, top Democrats are blaming Rosenberg for her defeat. —Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024

And this is before getting to the two most interestingly staged moments in the show. —Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024

And the way it’s being used, interestingly enough, is to help astronauts return to Earth in a virtual reality space. —Susan Howson, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024

But, interestingly, Rahul says Crunchyroll’s growth isn’t being driven by more and more people watching anime, but by more and more anime fans — especially those watching pirated content — choosing to pay for it. —Nick Statt, The Verge, 26 Feb. 2024

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