curiously

curiously
cu·ri·ous·ly

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  • Curiously — Cu ri*ous*ly, adv. In a curious manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • curiously — cu|ri|ous|ly [ kjuriəsli ] adverb * 1. ) in an unusual and interesting way: They were curiously quiet. I thought him a curiously impressive person. 2. ) in a way that shows that you want to find out about something: Sandra looked at him curiously …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • curiously */ — UK [ˈkjʊərɪəslɪ] / US [ˈkjʊrɪəslɪ] adverb 1) in an unusual and interesting way They were curiously quiet. I thought him a curiously impressive person. 2) in a way that shows that you want to find out about something Sandra looked at him curiously …   English dictionary

  • curiously — adverb Date: 14th century 1. in a curious manner < seemed curiously calm > 2. as is curious < curiously, he continues to win reelection > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • curiously — adv. Curiously is used with these adjectives: ↑absent, ↑dated, ↑detached, ↑familiar, ↑lacking, ↑light headed, ↑muted, ↑old fashioned, ↑reluctant, ↑shaped, ↑silent, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • curiously — adverb 1. in a manner differing from the usual or expected (Freq. 3) had a curiously husky voice he s behaving rather peculiarly • Syn: ↑oddly, ↑peculiarly • Derived from adjective: ↑peculiar ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • curiously — curious ► ADJECTIVE 1) eager to know or learn something. 2) strange; unusual. DERIVATIVES curiously adverb. ORIGIN Latin curiosus careful , from cura care …   English terms dictionary

  • curiously enough — ˌcuriously, ˌfunnily, ˌoddly, ˌstrangely, etc. eˈnough idiom used to show that sth is surprising • Funnily enough, I said the same thing myself only yesterday. Main entry: ↑enoughidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • Curiously recurring template pattern — The curiously recurring template pattern (CRTP) is a C++ idiom in which a class X derives from a class template instantiation using X itself as template argument. The name of this idiom was coined by Jim Coplien,[1] who had observed it in some of …   Wikipedia

  • curiously enough — This is a widely used expression which, curiously enough, has little meaning. Remove the phrase from the sentence you have just read and from your speech and writing. Nothing will be lost …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • curiously — See curious. * * * …   Universalium

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