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incurious

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in⋅cu⋅ri⋅ous

  [in-kyoor-ee-uhs]
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–adjective
1. not curious; not inquisitive or observant; inattentive; indifferent.
2. Archaic. lacking care or attention; careless; negligent.
3. Archaic. deficient in interest or novelty.
Origin:
1560–70; < L incūriōsus. See in- 3 , curious

Related forms:
in⋅cu⋅ri⋅os⋅i⋅ty  [in-kyoor-ee-os-i-tee] , in⋅cu⋅ri⋅ous⋅ness, noun
in⋅cu⋅ri⋅ous⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. uninterested, apathetic, unconcerned.
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in·cu·ri·ous   (ĭn-kyŏŏr'ē-əs)   
adj.  Lacking intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity; uninterested.
in·cu'ri·os'i·ty (-ŏs'ĭ-tē), in·cu'ri·ous·ness n., in·cu'ri·ous·ly adv.
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