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curious

[kyoor-ee-uhs]

adjective

  1. eager to learn or know; inquisitive.

    Synonyms: ,
    Antonyms:

  2. prying; meddlesome.

    Antonyms:

  3. arousing or exciting speculation, interest, or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual; odd; strange.

    a curious sort of person;

    a curious scene.

    Synonyms: , ,

  4. Archaic.Ģż

    1. made or prepared skillfully.

    2. done with painstaking accuracy or attention to detail.

      a curious inquiry.

    3. careful; fastidious.

    4. marked by intricacy or subtlety.

curious

/ Ėˆ°ģĀįŹŠÉ™°łÉŖə²õ /

adjective

  1. eager to learn; inquisitive

  2. overinquisitive; prying

  3. interesting because of oddness or novelty; strange; unexpected

  4. rareĢż(of workmanship, etc) highly detailed, intricate, or subtle

  5. obsoleteĢżfastidious or hard to please

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • curiously adverb
  • curiousness noun
  • noncurious adjective
  • noncuriously adverb
  • noncuriousness noun
  • overcurious adjective
  • overcuriously adverb
  • overcuriousness noun
  • supercurious adjective
  • supercuriously adverb
  • supercuriousness noun
  • uncurious adjective
  • uncuriously adverb
  • Ėˆ³¦³Ü°ł¾±“Ē³Ü²õ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
  • Ėˆ³¦³Ü°ł¾±“Ē³Ü²õ±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of curious1

First recorded in 1275ā€“1325; Middle English, from Latin ³¦Å«°ł¾±Å²õ³Ü²õ ā€œcareful, inquisitive,ā€ equivalent to ³¦Å«°ł¾±- (combining form of ³¦Å«°ł²¹ ā€œcareā€) + -ō²õ³Ü²õ -ous; cure
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of curious1

C14: from Latin ³¦Å«°ł¾±Å²õ³Ü²õ taking pains over something, from ³¦Å«°ł²¹ care
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Synonym Study

Curious, inquisitive, meddlesome, prying refer to taking an undue (and petty) interest in others' affairs. Curious implies a desire to know what is not properly one's concern: curious about a neighbor's habits. Inquisitive implies asking impertinent questions in an effort to satisfy curiosity: inquisitive about a neighbor's habits. Meddlesome implies thrusting oneself into and taking an active part in other people's affairs entirely unasked and unwelcomed: a meddlesome cousin who tries to run the affairs of a family. Prying implies a meddlesome and persistent inquiring into others' affairs: a prying reporter inquiring into the secrets of a business firm.
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Iā€™m curious what the conversations are like with DC, or ā€œThe Batmanā€ director Matt Reeves, when your series has to fit into a larger canon.

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Australia appeared satisfied with their morning's work - but in a curious way it had maybe given South Africa a psychological lift and was portent of what was to come in the remainder of the day.

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ā€œI am also curious whether this will work or not,ā€ said a judge in Seoul who requested anonymity to comment on an ongoing case.

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Iā€™m curious what it felt like for you to really get in depth with her this season.

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"But we were surprised when people asked us who these kids are, and what happened to them ā€“ genuinely curious and concerned."

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