Bizarrely
/bɪˈzɑːr.li/noun
In a strange, unusual, or eccentric manner.
Did you know?The English word bizarre entered through French, and its older roots are widely connected to a word for a beard—proof that language can turn something ordinary into something uncanny.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bheh2-
“to shine, flash; possibly related in some branches to facial hair imagery”
Latin
Latin
barba
“beard”
Old Italian
Italian
bizzarro
“brusque, fiery, odd; later used for a wild or eccentric person”
17th Century
French
bizarre
“odd, strange, extravagant”
17th Century
English
bizarre
“strange, unusual, out of the ordinary”
Modern English
English
bizarrely
“in a strange or unusual way”