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

Examples of curiously in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ishaan Tharoor writes that the two men see the world in curiously similar ways. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026

Everything and nothing seems to happen in the curiously inert action drama Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, which stars Mahershala Ali as a philosophical Black Muslim hitman trying to raise three children after the death of his wife. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

But many of the ads were curiously not marked as violating Meta’s policy on child exploitation until TTP noted the discrepancy and Meta updated its records. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Perhaps most curiously in this trailer is a shot of two adults sprinting across a bridge that lights up in a romantic, fairy tale sort of way. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for curiously

• furiously
• injuriously