Curiously
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs.li/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Curiously is an adverb meaning In a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively.
Meaning
In a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively.
More Meanings
- Oddly; in a strange or unexpected way.
Example Sentences
The children peeped curiously into the attic room.
Curiously, when I arrived home, the front door was standing ajar.
Performing a curiously melancholy, undulating developpe, the dancers point their legs at each other like accusing fingers.
“The Life of a Showgirl” doesn’t quite fulfill this prophecy — or, rather, it delivers only technically. It is a work of hyperprofessional songcraft and production, but its emotional texture is curiously flat and joyless.
Synonyms for curiously
Depending on context, synonyms include inquisitively, peculiarly, oddly, interrogatively.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inquisitively, interrogatively, peculiarly, oddly, paradoxically, incidentally.
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