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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As with the other questions, Hammer’s answer here is curiously simple.
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
Played by more than ten babies at various ages, young Kuula is an unusual child, hairy and large for his age, with an early appetite for meat and a curiously harsh quality to his bawling.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
The result is a film less haunted than heightened, less gothic than erotic and curiously unmoored from time.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
For a form that takes aim at the issues of the present, the protest song in 2026 is curiously backward-looking.
—Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
Played by more than ten babies at various ages, young Kuula is an unusual child, hairy and large for his age, with an early appetite for meat and a curiously harsh quality to his bawling.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
The result is a film less haunted than heightened, less gothic than erotic and curiously unmoored from time.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
For a form that takes aim at the issues of the present, the protest song in 2026 is curiously backward-looking.
—Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Curiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curiously. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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