mysteriously

American  

[mi-steer-ee-uhs-lee] / ˌmɪˈstɪər i əs li /

adverb

1. in a mysterious way.

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Explanation

If something occurs in a strange or eerie way, you can say it happens mysteriously. Your little brother might mysteriously disappear every time the dog needs to be walked, for example. When something can't be easily explained, it happens mysteriously. Some people say that boats mysteriously disappear in a region of the Atlantic Ocean known as the Bermuda Triangle, and others tell stories of sick people being mysteriously healed by prayer. At the heart of mysteriously is the noun mystery, which had only a religious meaning until the late fourteenth century, and which is rooted in the the Greek word mysterion, "secret rite or doctrine."

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mysteriously

We began investigating this underworld for the BBC Radio 4 podcast Dead Rabbit after the bodies of dead hares and other animals were mysteriously dumped in two picturesque Hampshire villages in 2024.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

And no amount of Gianni Infantino or mysteriously suspended red cards can ever take that away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

But just as he found hope in reuniting with them, he also learned that they had mysteriously disappeared mid-flight en route to Okinawa.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

In the hit show “Manifest,” a passenger jet mysteriously vanishes and then lands years later with everyone on board still the same age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

And she moved, therefore, through their small community like a woman mysteriously visited by God, like a terrible example of humility, or like a holy fool.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin