curious

adjective (STRANGE)

/ˈkjʊə.ri.əs/

/ˈkjʊr.i-/

Definition

› strange and unusual: There was a curious-looking man standing outside. A curious thing happened to me yesterday. It's curious (that) Billy hasn't phoned when he promised he would. → Synonym peculiarStrange, suspicious and unnatural curiously

/-li/ adverb B2 Curiously (= strangely), there didn't seem to be a bank in the town.Strange, suspicious and unnaturalCuriosityQuestioning people and asking questions in generalSuspecting and questioning

(Definition of curious adjective (STRANGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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