curiously vs especially

curiously

adv
  • Oddly; in a strange or unexpected way. 

  • In a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively. 

especially

adv
  • In a special manner; specially. 

  • Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something. 

  • Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal. 

How often have the words curiously and especially occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )