curious vs offbeat

curious

adj
  • Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual. 

  • Containing or pertaining to trivalent curium. 

  • Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. 

  • Caused by curiosity. 

offbeat

adj
  • Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary. 

noun
  • The beats not normally accented in a measure. 

  • An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform. 

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