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curious definition

cu·ri·ous (kyo̵orē əs)

adjective curiouser cu·ri·ous·er

  1. eager to learn or know
  2. unnecessarily inquisitive; prying
  3. arousing attention or interest because unusual or strange; odd
  4. Rare highly detailed, as in workmanship; elaborate
  5. Obsolete fastidious

Etymology: ME < OFr curios < L curiosus, careful, diligent, curious; akin to cura, care: see cure

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