curiously
In a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitivelyIn a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively.
» Everyone was looking at Tom curiously.
Alle sahen Tom neugierig an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Все с любопытством смотрели на Тома. — marafon
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2 sensesIn a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively.
The children peeped curiously into the attic room.
with curiosity
Oddly; in a strange or unexpected way.
Curiously, when I arrived home, the front door was standing ajar.
Examples
31 sentencesEveryone was looking at Tom curiously.
ruВсе с любопытством смотрели на Тома. — marafon
deAlle sahen Tom neugierig an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The girl peered curiously around the corner into the window.
Tom looked at it curiously.
I watched curiously.
ruЯ с любопытством наблюдал. — marafon
Tom glanced at Mary curiously.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English curiusly, curyously, curiosly, curiouseliche, curyouslyche, equivalentFrom Middle English curiusly, curyously, curiosly, curiouseliche, curyouslyche, equivalent to curious + -ly.
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Forms
more curiously, most curiously| Comparative | more curiously Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most curiously |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- with curiosity:inquisitivelyinterrogatively
- in a manner differing from the usual or expected:inexplicablyoddlypeculiarly
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb