exotically C1 Topic:Describing Qualities Freq #188224 Meanings 1 adv In a way that seems strange, unusual, or excitingly foreign. The restaurant was exotically decorated with lanterns and silk drapes. Etymology AI details From exotic + -ally. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # exotically **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **Frequency rank:** 188224 ## Meanings 1. In a way that seems strange, unusual, or excitingly foreign. ## Examples - The restaurant was exotically decorated with lanterns and silk drapes. ## Etymology From exotic + -ally. ## AI Etymology Exotically is from exotic + -ally. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means in a way that seems strange, unusual, or excitingly foreign. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown