bizarrely

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
23
Words With Friends
24
Letters
9

Definition of bizarrely

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a bizarre manner.
    “And, placed discreetly among these commonplaces, a few pieces of genuine quality, bizarrely distinguished by craftsmanship from the vulgar products of the machine.”
    “The forms can be bizarrely funny when blown up to fill a canvas, as in "Supergastrico Compensado" (the artist prefers that his often punning titles remain untranslated), whose eroticized digestive systems have an appealing decorative flair.”
    “The White House said Wednesday that President Obama had dismissed a government agency’s internal watchdog because he was incompetent and had behaved bizarrely, disputing accusations that he was fired because he had uncovered embarrassing problems in the AmeriCorps program.”
    “[...] his 'crime' was discovered, was summoned to see the headmaster, Sir Arthur fforde. It could potentially have been a flogging offence, but the headmaster, bizarrely, offered him a glass of nonalcoholic sherry. It no doubt helped that fforde, like [...]”

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Etymology

From bizarre + -ly.

Words you can make from bizarrely

179 playable · top: BIZARRE (18 pts)

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