curiously
22
2.6
- adverb
- /ˈkjʊriəsli/
:
con curiosidad
- "Why should you care what happens to him?" she asked, but curiously, not with any hostile meaning.
Listen in on what's going on, inquire compassionately, curiously.
- Listen in on what's going on, inquire compassionately, curiously.
Examples
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Jacob glances at the hole curiously and leans forward to examine it.
Fiction book (1990) -
The children watched curiously as the magician pulled a rabbit out of his hat.
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I am still worried, but curiously enough, not as much as when I started to write this article.
Academic text (1997) -
I examined curiously all his glass and said to him, What?
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I could see people looking at us curiously, at the Oriental couple out to dinner.
Fiction book (1990) -
During intermission, my mother asked curiously, "What does the button on your coat say?"
Fiction book (1990) -
As she entered the lobby, a number of people turned and stared at her curiously.
Academic text (2016) -
Children hugged the white walls, bouncing as they curiously watched the two people approach.
Fiction book (1990) -
Kal gasped with amazement, peering around curiously, and then took them off.
Fiction book (1990) -
"The first daughter of House Baenre cocked her head curiously as she continued to regard the wily mercenary.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
4
6.8
In a way that shows mild amusement and confusion
3
3.3
In a way that shows doubt or a wish to know more
1
4.7
In a curious way that shows a wish to know more
1
5.4
In a curious and surprised way
1
4.5
Showing curiosity and wanting to learn more
1
3.4
Someone watches or listens with curiosity and close attention
Antonyms
How Curious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Curiously comes from curious, the same root as curiosity, which originally meant 'care' or 'interest'. So, to look curiously is to look with interest and a wish to learn.