differently
Americanadverb
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in a manner unlike another in character or quality; dissimilarly.
This home alarm system works differently from the one in your office.
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in a way unlike a previous way.
I’m looking at life differently these days.
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in diverse ways; variously.
Several of the sauces look similar, but they are differently flavored.
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in an atypical way; unusually.
Dressing differently is just part of her bohemian style.
Etymology
Origin of differently
First recorded in 1350–1400; different ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Ahn of Wisdom Fixed Income Management sees things a bit differently.
From MarketWatch
Saying his party will "do politics differently", he told the conference: "We aim to be known as a team that runs a better government, or quite simply gets the basics right."
From BBC
Admittedly, we are a generation attempting to age differently than our brittle-boned mothers and grandmothers.
Instead, diversity in the past may have been structured differently than scientists have assumed.
From Science Daily
These men were so famous, they even felt comfortable interrupting the dead, who may have answered differently.
From Literature
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