curious
curious definition
cu·ri·ous (kyo̵or′ē əs)
adjective curiouser cu·ri·ous·er
- eager to learn or know
- unnecessarily inquisitive; prying
- arousing attention or interest because unusual or strange; odd
- Rare highly detailed, as in workmanship; elaborate
- Obsolete fastidious
Etymology: ME < OFr curios < L curiosus, careful, diligent, curious; akin to cura, care: see cure
Related Forms:
- curiously cu′·ri·ously adverb
- curiousness cu′·ri·ous·ness noun
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