Meaning of "curiously archaic"

[cooliegirly]

What does it mean if people of a certain profession are thought to be "curiously archaic"?

[Yankee]

Hi Cooliegirly

Without any context, I'd say it means 'oddly out-dated or old-fashioned.'

Amy
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[cooliegirly]

Oh, i see, so curious can be odd?

[Yankee]

Hi Cooliegirly

Yes, odd or unusual.

If someone tells you, for example, that you have a "curious point of view", then they think your point of view is novel or odd or unusual.

Amy
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[cooliegirly]

I see. Learned something new today.

Thank you, Amy.