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Curiously

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Adverb

1. curiously, oddly, peculiarly

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

Example Sentences:
'had a curiously husky voice'
'he's behaving rather peculiarly'

2. curiously, inquisitively, interrogatively

with curiosity

Example Sentences:
'the baby looked around curiously'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Curiously

see synonyms of curiously
adjective
1. 
eager to learn; inquisitive
2. 
overinquisitive; prying
3. 
interesting because of oddness or novelty; strange; unexpected
4. rare
(of workmanship, etc) highly detailed, intricate, or subtle
5. obsolete
fastidious or hard to please

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Curiously

see synonyms of curiously
adjectiveWord forms: curiouser
1. 
eager to learn or know
2. 
unnecessarily inquisitive; prying
3. 
arousing attention or interest because unusual or strange; odd
4.  Rare
highly detailed, as in workmanship; elaborate
5.  Obsolete
fastidious

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Curiously

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adj.
1. Eager to learn more: curious investigators; a trapdoor that made me curious.
2. Unduly inquisitive; prying: a curious neighbor always looking over the fence.
3. Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness: a curious fact.
4. Archaic
a. Accomplished with skill or ingenuity.
b. Extremely careful; scrupulous or fastidious.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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