interessanterweise

interestingly, interestingly enough

adverb in-te-re-SAHN-ter-VY-zeh Rare

Usage Note

Interessanterweise introduces a finding that the speaker finds noteworthy or surprising; common in academic writing and journalism as a way to flag an unexpected result or correlation.

Examples

"Interessanterweise hat niemand widersprochen."

Natural Translation

Interestingly enough, nobody objected.

Literal Translation

Interestingly has nobody contradicted.

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