counterintuitively
counterintuitively · more counterintuitively · most counterintuitively
In a manner contrary to intuition or common senseIn a manner contrary to intuition or common sense.
» Counterintuitively, the cure for my lassitude was exercise.
Meaning
1 sensesIn a manner contrary to intuition or common sense.
in a counterintuitive manner
Examples
2 sentencesCounterintuitively, the cure for my lassitude was exercise.
Counterintuitively, high temperatures do not always translate to actually heating another object.
Forms
more counterintuitively, most counterintuitively| Comparative | more counterintuitively Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most counterintuitively |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcounterintuitive
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb