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curious
[ kyoor-ee-uhs ]
adjective
- eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- prying; meddlesome.
Antonyms:
- arousing or exciting speculation, interest, or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual; odd; strange:
a curious sort of person;
a curious scene.
Synonyms: , ,
- Archaic.
- made or prepared skillfully.
- done with painstaking accuracy or attention to detail:
a curious inquiry.
- careful; fastidious.
- marked by intricacy or subtlety.
curious
/ ˈʊəɪə /
adjective
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈܰdzܲԱ, noun
- ˈܰdzܲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ۾·dzܲ· adverb
- ۾·dzܲ·Ա noun
- ԴDz·۾·dzܲ adjective
- non·۾·dzܲ· adverb
- non·۾·dzܲ·Ա noun
- v·۾·dzܲ adjective
- over·۾·dzܲ· adverb
- over·۾·dzܲ·Ա noun
- p·۾·dzܲ adjective
- super·۾·dzܲ· adverb
- super·۾·dzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·۾·dzܲ adjective
- un·۾·dzܲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of curious1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
I detect a curious paradox right now: anger confronts an expectation of widespread indifference.
So I’m curious, do you still have sparrow beef?
As a curious kid, Richardson took apart electronics and put them back together.
Sir Keir Starmer even told us on the record he was going to "have to be unpopular" – a curious ambition for a politician!
The Times was curious to see where people were spotting the three most frequently observed lizard species in Southern California, the fence, the common side-blotched lizard and the southern alligator lizard.
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