curiously

adverb

cu·​ri·​ous·​ly ˈkyu̇r-ē-əs-lē How to pronounce curiously (audio)
ˈkyər-
1
: in a curious manner
seemed curiously calm
2
: as is curious
curiously, he continues to win reelection

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Back at Adelaide this time round, Smith has people curiously raising an eyebrow for at least 10 minutes. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025 Put those pieces together and there is one country that maps curiously well onto his vision. Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 For a story about a supernatural phenomenon that threatens to pull the entire world into a hellscape of bisexual lighting, omnipresent thunder, and endless tangles of oozing vines, Stranger Things returns for its final season feeling curiously small. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025 Her post also included over a dozen photos of Carson — from him as a newborn wrapped in a blanket, gazing curiously at the camera, to him slightly older and showing his teeth beginning to grow. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curiously

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of curiously was in the 14th century

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“Curiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curiously. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.

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