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# mysteriously

adverb (mysteriously; more mysteriously)

«mysteriously» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a way that is strange and cannot be explained. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mysteriously/#m1)
2. In a secretive way, keeping something hidden on purpose, as in "she smiled mysteriously". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mysteriously/#m2)

### In the lessons

A favourite word in stories and mysteries: "the light mysteriously went out", "the key mysteriously disappeared". It tells the reader something strange is going on and makes them want to find out why. Phrases: "mysteriously disappeared", "mysteriously vanished".

### Examples

- My homework mysteriously disappeared from my desk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mysteriously/#x1)
- The door creaked open mysteriously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mysteriously/#x2)
- She smiled mysteriously and would not tell us the secret. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mysteriously/#x3)
- The cookies mysteriously vanished from the jar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mysteriously/#x4)
- The lights in the old house mysteriously went off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mysteriously/#x5)
- The ship mysteriously disappeared at sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mysteriously/#x6)
- "Wait and see," said Grandad mysteriously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mysteriously/#x7)
- Then one day a favorite rabbit of the Princess's, called Frederick, mysteriously disappeared, and then came a terrible morning when the Mexican lapdog was missing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mysteriously/#x8)

### Note

Adverb from "mysterious" + "-ly"; noun "mystery". Spelling: mys-te-ri-ous-ly (keep the "ou"). Often comes before the verb: "mysteriously disappeared".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mysteriously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mysteriously/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mysteriously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mysteriously.html) on Mova free.