cu·ri·ous 
/ˈkjɚrijəs/ adjective
/ˈkjɚrijəs/ adjective [more curious; most curious] 1 : having a desire to learn or know more about something or someone
▪ The cat was naturally curious about its new surroundings. ▪ They were curious to find out who won the game. ▪ We're curious about why you never called us. ▪ The curious [=inquisitive] reader can find more information in the back of the book. ▪ I'm curious to know more about her. 2 : strange, unusual, or unexpected
▪ She found a curious old clock in the attic. ▪ That's curious [=weird, strange, odd]—I thought I left my keys right here. ▪ The birds were engaged in some curious behavior. ▪ Their music is a curious blend of disco and rock. ▪ By a curious coincidence, they bought a house the same day their old one burned down. ▪ The story of what really happened to them that day gets curiouser and curiouser. [=stranger and stranger]
▪ The cat was naturally curious about its new surroundings. ▪ They were curious to find out who won the game. ▪ We're curious about why you never called us. ▪ The curious [=inquisitive] reader can find more information in the back of the book. ▪ I'm curious to know more about her.
▪ She found a curious old clock in the attic. ▪ That's curious [=weird, strange, odd]—I thought I left my keys right here. ▪ The birds were engaged in some curious behavior. ▪ Their music is a curious blend of disco and rock. ▪ By a curious coincidence, they bought a house the same day their old one burned down. ▪ The story of what really happened to them that day gets curiouser and curiouser. [=stranger and stranger]
— cu·ri·ous·ly adverb
▪ She was curiously uninterested in what other people thought was important. ▪ Curiously [=strangely] (enough), the dog returned to its home 70 miles away. ▪ He looked at the strange object curiously.
▪ She was curiously uninterested in what other people thought was important. ▪ Curiously [=strangely] (enough), the dog returned to its home 70 miles away. ▪ He looked at the strange object curiously.
