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curiously

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈkjʊriəsli/ · UK /ˈkjʊəriəsli/

curiously means: In a strange or surprising way.

adverb

STRANGELYB2

In a strange or surprising way.

  • The room was curiously quiet.
  • Curiously enough, nobody remembered his name.
  • Their stories were curiously similar despite their different backgrounds.

Similar words: strangely, oddly, surprisingly

Common phrases: curiously enough, curiously quiet, curiously similar

WANTING TO KNOWB2

In a way that shows you want to learn or find out about something.

  • She looked curiously at the box.
  • The children watched curiously as he opened the door.
  • “What is inside?” he asked curiously.

Similar words: inquisitively

Common phrases: look curiously, watch curiously, curiously at something

Questions about curiously

What does curiously mean?

In a strange or surprising way.

What is curiously in other languages?

Türkçe: tuhaf bir şekilde · Español: curiosamente · Français: curieusement · Deutsch: merkwürdigerweise · Italiano: stranamente · 日本語: 奇妙に

How do you pronounce curiously?

In American English /ˈkjʊriəsli/; in British English /ˈkjʊəriəsli/.

How do you use curiously in a sentence?

The room was curiously quiet. Curiously enough, nobody remembered his name.

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