adv
Freq #25387
Meanings
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1
adv
In a way that shows you want to know or learn about something.
The children peeped curiously into the dark room.
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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.
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