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curieusement

curiously

adverb koo-ryuz-MAHN Rare

Also means

strangely enough

Usage Note

Curieusement can express either genuine curiosity or, more commonly, mild surprise at something unexpected — similar to English 'oddly enough'. It typically opens a sentence as a sentence adverb. The related adjective curieux/curieuse means both 'curious' and 'strange/odd'.

Examples

"Curieusement, personne n'a posé de questions."

Natural Translation

Curiously, nobody asked any questions.

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