English → Latin
“curiously” in Latin
cūriōsusCareful, diligent, thoughtful, devoted.; Elaborate, complicated.; That injures himself by care; careworn, emaciated, wasrārusscattered; far apart; seldom; few; rare; uncommonperrārusvery rare or uncommonmīruswonderful, marvelous, amazing, surprising, miraculousūnicusonly, sole, single; unique; uncommonstudiōsuseager, zealous, fond, assiduous; anxious; studiouscupiduseager, desirous, passionate, fond (+ genitive or + in ablative); greedy, covetous; wanton, lecherousaccūrōto take care of, do something with care, attend or give attention todīligenterdiligently, carefullyeximiusselect, choice; special, particular, exceptional, remarkable, extraordinary; exempt
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
curiously
curiose, raro [☞ rarenter is not good Latin]; perraro; perquam raro; rarissime (very curiosusly): mirum in modum; mire (strangely): unice (in a unique manner). Curiously dressed, cultu notabilis: to enquire too curiously, curiosius, quam necesse est, aliquid requirere: very curiosusly wrought, praecipuae artis; summo artificio factus; summa or singulari arte factus; singulari opere artificioque perfectus; politissima arte perfectus; callidissimo artificio fabricatus.
In an enquiring manner, etc.; studiose; cupide; accurate; diligenter; eximie; exquisite; exacte; subtiliter. [SYN. in CURIOUS.] (The words are found in this connection and order.) diligenter et accurate, accurate et exquisite.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for curiously?
- The usual Latin words for “curiously” are cūriōsus, rārus, perrārus; also mīrus, ūnicus, studiōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.