mysteriously
part of speech
adverb (mysteriously; more mysteriously)
meaning for a pupil
1) In a way that is strange and cannot be explained. tree →
2) In a secretive way, keeping something hidden on purpose, as in "she smiled mysteriously". tree →
sense 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 →
- The door creaked open mysteriously. tree →
- She smiled mysteriously and would not tell us the secret. tree →
- The cookies mysteriously vanished from the jar. tree →
- The lights in the old house mysteriously went off. tree →
- The ship mysteriously disappeared at sea. tree →
- "Wait and see," said Grandad mysteriously. tree →
- 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 →
note
Adverb from "mysterious" + "-ly"; noun "mystery". Spelling: mys-te-ri-ous-ly (keep the "ou"). Often comes before the verb: "mysteriously disappeared".
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «mysteriously» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.