curious
eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
prying; meddlesome.
arousing or exciting speculation, interest, or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual; odd; strange: a curious sort of person;a curious scene.
Archaic.
made or prepared skillfully.
done with painstaking accuracy or attention to detail: a curious inquiry.
careful; fastidious.
marked by intricacy or subtlety.
Origin of curious
1synonym study For curious
Other words for curious
1 | inquiring, interested |
2 | spying, peeping |
3 | singular, novel, rare |
Opposites for curious
Other words from curious
- cu·ri·ous·ly, adverb
- cu·ri·ous·ness, noun
- non·cu·ri·ous, adjective
- non·cu·ri·ous·ly, adverb
- non·cu·ri·ous·ness, noun
- o·ver·cu·ri·ous, adjective
- o·ver·cu·ri·ous·ly, adverb
- o·ver·cu·ri·ous·ness, noun
- su·per·cu·ri·ous, adjective
- su·per·cu·ri·ous·ly, adverb
- su·per·cu·ri·ous·ness, noun
- un·cu·ri·ous, adjective
- un·cu·ri·ous·ly, adverb
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How to use curious in a sentence
The partners were too happy at having her with them to be overcurious concerning her reasons for coming.
Mary-'Gusta | Joseph C. LincolnNot a very lucid explanation; but George Prattleton was tired and cross, and not really overcurious.
Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) | Mrs. Henry WoodBut she was almost pathetically easy to put off, so afraid she was of being overcurious.
The Lightning Conductor Discovers America | C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson and A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
British Dictionary definitions for curious
/ (ˈkjʊərɪəs) /
eager to learn; inquisitive
overinquisitive; prying
interesting because of oddness or novelty; strange; unexpected
rare (of workmanship, etc) highly detailed, intricate, or subtle
obsolete fastidious or hard to please
Origin of curious
1Derived forms of curious
- curiously, adverb
- curiousness, noun
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