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mysteriously

adv. manner
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌmɪsˈtɪɹiəsɫi// UK //mɪstˈiəɹɪəsli// mys·te·ri·ous·ly

adv. in a way that is strange and difficult to explain. You use this when something happens and you do not know why or how it happened.

adv. in a manner that is difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify. Often used to describe events that seem to lack a logical cause.


SIMPLE

The lights in the old house mysteriously turned on.

CONTEXTUAL

The ancient documents mysteriously disappeared from the locked safe overnight without any sign of a break-in.

COMPLEX

The species, which had thrived for centuries in the isolated valley, mysteriously vanished from the fossil record long before the arrival of human settlers.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English misteriusly, equivalent to mysterious + -ly.

Usage

Typically placed after the verb or at the end of the clause to describe the nature of an action.

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