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[ adverb ] in a manner differing from the usual or expected
Synonyms Examples "had a curiously husky voice" "he's behaving rather peculiarly" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)He felt curiously sleepy , the world seemed far away ; he knew he should get to Cap , but he did n't know how . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)For a man of his mass he was curiously short . (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)`` But we now find writers obsessed by the nooks_and_crannies of their ivory_towers , and curiously devoted to the growing obscurity and complexity of poetry and non poetry . |
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[ adverb ] with curiosity
Synonyms Examples "the baby looked around curiously" Used in print (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)Watson stared at them curiously . Related terms |
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