"curiously" meaning in English

See curiously in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈkjɝi.əsli/ [General-American], /ˈkjʊɹi.əsli/ [General-American], /ˈkjʊəɹi.əsli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkjɔːɹi.əsli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-curiously.wav Forms: more curiously [comparative], most curiously [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English curiusly, curyously, curiosly, curiouseliche, curyouslyche, equivalent to curious + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|curiusly}} Middle English curiusly, {{suffix|en|curious|ly}} curious + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} curiously (comparative more curiously, superlative most curiously)
  1. In a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively. Translations (inquisitively): curiosament (Catalan), zvědavě (Czech), curiosamente (Galician), kíváncsian (Hungarian), curiosamente (Italian)
    Sense id: en-curiously-en-adv-VUVub6Dg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 96 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 99 1 Disambiguation of 'inquisitively': 95 5
  2. Oddly; in a strange or unexpected way. Translations (oddly): curiosament (Catalan), zvláštně (Czech), podivně (Czech), curiosamente (Galician), furcsán (Hungarian), furán (Hungarian), különösen (Hungarian), curiosamente (Italian), curiosamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-curiously-en-adv-1nU3FWzf Disambiguation of 'oddly': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: curiously recurring template pattern, overcuriously
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "inquisitively",
      "word": "curiosament"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "inquisitively",
      "word": "zvědavě"
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      "sense": "inquisitively",
      "word": "curiosamente"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "inquisitively",
      "word": "kíváncsian"
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "inquisitively",
      "word": "curiosamente"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "oddly",
      "word": "curiosament"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "oddly",
      "word": "zvláštně"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "oddly",
      "word": "podivně"
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "oddly",
      "word": "curiosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "oddly",
      "word": "furcsán"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "oddly",
      "word": "furán"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "oddly",
      "word": "különösen"
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "oddly",
      "word": "curiosamente"
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      "sense": "oddly",
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