WEIRDLY

weirdly

(adverb) in a weird manner; “she was dressed weirdly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

weirdly (comparative more weirdly, superlative most weirdly)

in a weird manner

Anagrams

• wild rye

Source: Wiktionary

WEIRD

Weird, n. Etym: [OE. wirde, werde, AS. wyrd fate, fortune, one of the Fates, fr. weor to be, to become; akin to OS. wurd fate, OHG. wurt, Icel. ur. Worth to become.]

1. Fate; destiny; one of the Fates, or Norns; also, a prediction. [Obs. or Scot.]

2. A spell or charm. [Obs. or Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Weird, a.

1. Of or pertaining to fate; concerned with destiny.

2. Of or pertaining to witchcraft; caused by, or suggesting, magical influence; supernatural; unearthly; wild; as, a weird appearance, look, sound, etc. Myself too had weird seizures. Tennyson. Those sweet, low tones, that seemed like a weird incantation. Longfellow. Weird sisters, the Fates. [Scot.] G. Douglas.

Note: Shakespeare uses the term for the three witches in Macbeth. The weird sisters, hand in hand, Posters of the sea and land. Shak.

Weird, v. t.

Definition: To foretell the fate of; to predict; to destine to. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition