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in⋅ter⋅est⋅ing

  [in-ter-uh-sting, -truh-sting, -tuh-res-ting]
Use interestingly in a Sentence
–adjective
1. engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
2. arousing a feeling of interest: an interesting face.
—Idiom
3. in an interesting condition, (of a woman) pregnant.
Origin:
1705–15; interest + -ing 2

Related forms:
in⋅ter⋅est⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
in⋅ter⋅est⋅ing⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. absorbing, entertaining. Interesting, pleasing, gratifying mean satisfying to the mind. Something that is interesting occupies the mind with no connotation of pleasure or displeasure: an interesting account of a battle. Something that is pleasing engages the mind favorably: a pleasing account of the wedding. Something that is gratifying fulfills expectations, requirements, etc.: a gratifying account of his whereabouts; a book gratifying in its detail.

Antonyms:
1. dull.
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in·ter·est·ing   (ĭn'trĭ-stĭng, -tər-ĭ-stĭng, -tə-rěs'tĭng)   
adj.  Arousing or holding the attention; absorbing.
in'ter·est·ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Interestingly

In"ter*est*ing*ly\, adv. In an interesting manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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