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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cu•ri•ous /ˈkyʊriəs/USA pronunciation adj. - eager to learn or know;
inquisitive:Most children are born naturally curious. - taking an impolite or too great interest in others' affairs;
prying:curious neighbors, always peeking out the windows. - arousing attention or interest through being unusual;
strange;
novel:That was a curious sight, even for New York.[it + be + ~ + that clause]It is curious that not one city office knows where I can get my refund.
cu•ri•ous•ly, adv. cu•ri•ous•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cu•ri•ous (kyŏŏr′ē əs),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
- Latin cūriōsus careful, inquisitive, equivalent. to cūri- (combining form of cūra care) + -ōsus -ous. See cure
- Middle English 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inquiring, interested.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spying, peeping. Curious, inquisitive, meddlesome, prying refer to taking an undue (and petty) interest in others' affairs. Curious implies a desire to know what is not properly one's concern:curious about a neighbor's habits.Inquisitive implies asking impertinent questions in an effort to satisfy curiosity:inquisitive about a neighbor's habits.Meddlesome implies thrusting oneself into and taking an active part in other people's affairs entirely unasked and unwelcomed:a meddlesome cousin who tries to run the affairs of a family.Prying implies a meddlesome and persistent inquiring into others' affairs:a prying reporter inquiring into the secrets of a business firm.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged singular, novel, rare.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged indifferent.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: curious /ˈkjʊərɪəs/ adj - eager to learn; inquisitive
- overinquisitive; prying
- interesting because of oddness or novelty; strange; unexpected
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin cūriōsus taking pains over something, from cūra careˈcuriously adv ˈcuriousness n |