curiously UK /ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs.li/US /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs.li/ adverb2 •In a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively.The children peeped curiously into the attic room. •Oddly; in a strange or unexpected way.Curiously, when I arrived home, the front door was standing ajar. formsmore curiously · most curiously