curiously
adverb
cu·ri·ous·ly
ˈkyu̇r-ē-əs-lē 
ˈkyər-
1
: in a curious manner
seemed curiously calm
2
: as is curious
curiously, he continues to win reelection
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Her strained relationship with her mother has little nuance, and the unsatisfying, abrupt ending that leaves the two still at odds proves curiously sour for an otherwise gentle movie.
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
These sound combos placed leopard seals curiously alongside us.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Google Built-In provides navigation and apps like Spotify, Waze, and Maps, though Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are curiously and unfortunately absent.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
For such an insistence on democracy, the pavilion is curiously tepid in its politics, save for a kind of vernacular populism and some PBS-esque nods to the Gee’s Bend quilters.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
These sound combos placed leopard seals curiously alongside us.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Google Built-In provides navigation and apps like Spotify, Waze, and Maps, though Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are curiously and unfortunately absent.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
For such an insistence on democracy, the pavilion is curiously tepid in its politics, save for a kind of vernacular populism and some PBS-esque nods to the Gee’s Bend quilters.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for curiously
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“Curiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curiously. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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