curiously B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs.li/ UK /ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs.li/ See IPA manual Freq #25387 Meanings 1 adv In a way that shows you want to know or learn about something. The children peeped curiously into the dark room. 2 adv In a strange or unexpected way. Curiously, the front door was standing open when I got home. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that shows you... inquisitively 2 adv · in a strange or unexpected... oddly Word family Derived forms overcuriously Etymology AI details From Middle English curiusly, curyously, curiosly, curiouseliche, curyouslyche, equivalent to curious + -ly. curiusly Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # curiously **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs.li/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs.li/ **Frequency rank:** 25387 ## Meanings 1. In a way that shows you want to know or learn about something. 2. In a strange or unexpected way. ## Examples - The children peeped curiously into the dark room. - Curiously, the front door was standing open when I got home. ## Derived Forms - overcuriously ## Roots and Affixes - Root: curiusly ## Etymology From Middle English curiusly, curyously, curiosly, curiouseliche, curyouslyche, equivalent to curious + -ly. ## AI Etymology curiously comes from Middle English curiusly, curyously, curiosly, curiouseliche, curyouslyche, equivalent to curious + -ly. Current senses include In a way that shows you want to know or learn about something and In a strange or unexpected way. English relatives and later formations include overcuriously. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown