Definitions:

1. Describes doing something with a sense of curiosity, interest, or inquisitiveness. ADVERB
   • She looked at the old map curiously, wondering where it might lead.
2. In a curious manner. ADVERB
   • The cat peered curiously out the window at the new bird feeder.
3. Indicates that an action is driven by the desire to know or learn more about something, often with an unusual or surprising tone. ADJECTIVE
   • He asked questions curiously, eager to understand the strange phenomenon.

Synonyms:

• inquisitively
• oddly
• Peculiarly
• strangely
• surprisingly
• unusually