curiously

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb in a manner differing from the usual or expected
  2. adverb with curiosity

Etymology

From Middle English curiusly, curyously, curiosly, curiouseliche, curyouslyche, equivalent to curious + -ly.

In classic literature

Synonyms

oddly, peculiarly

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