intriguingly

adverb

in·​trigu·​ing·​ly in-ˈtrē-giŋ-lē 

1

: in an intriguing manner

2

: as a matter of marked interest

Examples of intriguingly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Most intriguingly, the newest (and oldest) crater dates back to a very tumultuous time in Earth’s history. —Michael Irving, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025

Yoder’s book dove headfirst into the realities faced by many women who found the gap between the expectations around parenthood and the experience itself to be leagues apart, before taking an intriguingly magical and brutal detour into primal-scream fantasy. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024

Another subplot, involving a North Korean defector (Park Gyu-young), starts intriguingly but never really develops. —James Poniewozik, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024

Dylan, the Enigma Image Dylan’s onscreen representation has veered intriguingly in recent years. —Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1