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   cu·ri·ous

   /ˈkyo͝orēəs/

   adjective

   • 1. eager to know or learn something: "I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom"
   • ▪ expressing curiosity: "a curious stare" Similar inquisitiveintriguedinterestedeager to knowdying to knowburning with curiosityagogquizzicalinquiringsearchingprobingqueryingquestioninginterrogativeperplexedpuzzledbaffledmystifiedinformal:nosynosy-parkersnoopynebbyOpposite uninterested
   • 2. strange; unusual: "a curious sensation overwhelmed her" Similar strangeoddpeculiarfunnyunusualbizarreweirdeccentricqueerunexpectedunfamiliarabnormalout of the ordinaryatypicalanomalousuntypicaldifferentout of the waysurprisingincongruousextraordinaryremarkablepuzzlingmystifyingmysteriousperplexingbafflingunaccountableinexplicableirregularsingularoffbeatunconventionalunorthodoxoutlandishoff-centeraberrantfreakfreakishdeviantuncannyeerieunnaturalout of the commonoutréuncoinformal:off the wallwackyrumwackoOpposite ordinary

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French curios, from Latin curiosus ‘careful’, from cura ‘care’. curious (sense 2) dates from the early 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. curiousness noun

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word curious, which means marked by desire to investigate and learn or strange and unusual. Find out how to use curious in a sentence and how it differs from inquisitive and prying.

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   having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern. adjective. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected. “a curious hybrid accent” synonyms: funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular.

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   arousing or exciting speculation, interest, or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual; odd; strange: a curious sort of person; a curious scene. Synonyms: rare, novel, singular. Archaic. made or prepared skillfully. done with painstaking accuracy or attention to detail: a curious inquiry.

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   Learn the meaning of curious as an adjective to describe someone or something that is interested, unusual, or strange. Find synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and usage examples from various sources.

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   1. eager to learn; inquisitive. 2. overinquisitive; prying. 3. interesting because of oddness or novelty; strange; unexpected. 4. rare (of workmanship, etc) highly detailed, intricate, or subtle. 5. obsolete fastidious or hard to please. [C14: from Latin cūriōsus taking pains over something, from cūra care] ˈcuriously adv.