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differently

[ dif-er-uhnt-lee, dif-ruh�Գ�‐ ]

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adverb

in a manner unlike another in character or quality; dissimilarly:
This home alarm system works differently from the one in your office.
in a way unlike a previous way:
I’m looking at life differently these days.
in diverse ways; variously:
Several of the sauces look similar, but they are differently flavored.
in an atypical way; unusually:
Dressing differently is just part of her bohemian style.

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Origin of differently¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; different ( def ) + -ly ( def )

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The human rights organisation Liberty sees things very differently, believing the changes amount to an attack on democracy.

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The team don't yet know why the woman flung into the ditch was treated so differently, but believe she could have been an outcast or a criminal.

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Offensive lineman Mekhi Becton, fresh off winning a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles, thought his free agency would play out differently than it did.

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He acknowledged his own journey in seeing things differently to the way he had done in the past.

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“Cattle actually react to wolves very differently, and in a much more extreme way, than they react to other predators,” Rickert said.

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