Curiously
/ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs.li/ adv
adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively.
"The children peeped curiously into the attic room."
- 2 Oddly; in a strange or unexpected way.
"Curiously, when I arrived home, the front door was standing ajar."
Adverb
- 1 in a manner differing from the usual or expected wordnet
- 2 with curiosity wordnet
Example
More examples"Curiously, a flower bloomed on the withered up tree."
Etymology
From Middle English curiusly, curyously, curiosly, curiouseliche, curyouslyche, equivalent to curious + -ly.