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curiously

/ˈkjʊɹiəsli/KYUU-ree-uh-slee
/ˈkjʊɹiəsli/KYUU-ree-uh-slee

Meaningin a careful way

Common meaning: with curiosity

Other meanings: oddly

Journey through time

  1. Latincūra‘care, concern’
  2. Old Frenchcuriossource
  3. Middle Englishcurioussource
  4. Englishcurious‘eager to learn’
  5. Englishformed in English from curiouscuriously‘with curiosity’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from curious + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CURIOUS, p.147 · scan

Roots

  • cūra Latin “care, concern”

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