curiously

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   in a manner differing from the usual or expected

   had a curiously husky voice

2. 2
   adv

   with curiosity

   the baby looked around curiously

3. 3
   adv

   In a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively.

   The children peeped curiously into the attic room.

4. 4
   adv

   Oddly; in a strange or unexpected way.

   Curiously, when I arrived home, the front door was standing ajar.

Etymology

From Middle English curiusly, curyously, curiosly, curiouseliche, curyouslyche, equivalent to curious + -ly.