curiously

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkjɝi.əsli/, /ˈkjʊɹi.əsli/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkjʊəɹi.əsli/, /ˈkjɔːɹi.əsli/
Hyphenation: cu‧ri‧ous‧ly

Adverb

curiously (comparative more curiously, superlative most curiously)

In a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively.
The children peeped curiously into the attic room.
Oddly; in a strange or unexpected way.
Curiously, when I arrived home, the front door was standing ajar.

Translations

inquisitively

Catalan: curiosament (ca)
Czech: zvědavě (cs)

Hungarian: kíváncsian
Italian: curiosamente (it)

oddly

Catalan: curiosament (ca)
Czech: zvláštně, podivně (cs)
Hungarian: furcsán (hu), furán, különösen (hu)

Italian: curiosamente (it)
Spanish: curiosamente (es)

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