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

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

curiusly Middle English

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Describing Qualities

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