differently

[dif-er-uhnt-lee, dif-ruhnt‐]

adverb

1. in a manner unlike another in character or quality; dissimilarly.

   This home alarm system works differently from the one in your office.

2. in a way unlike a previous way.

   I’m looking at life differently these days.

3. in diverse ways; variously.

   Several of the sauces look similar, but they are differently flavored.

4. in an atypical way; unusually.

   Dressing differently is just part of her bohemian style.

Word History and Origins

Origin of differently¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; different ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

Pathway’s architecture organizes short-term memory very differently than the transformer, with an update mechanism that resembles what is found in the brain, and, crucially, has the same storage pattern as long-term memory, according to Stamirowska.

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A party spokesperson said the new leadership model "shows that we really are doing politics differently - from the bottom up, not the top down".

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But can you and I say, with absolute certainty, that we would have felt differently or behaved with vastly greater integrity?

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Their strategies vary by company and industry, but include tailoring products to Chinese tastes, developing them at a faster pace, marketing them differently and lowering prices.

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‘I genuinely believed that women with power would behave differently.’

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