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- Dictionarycurious/ˈkjʊərɪəs/
adjective
- 1. eager to know or learn something: "I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom"
- 2. strange; unusual: "a curious sensation overwhelmed her" Similar Opposite
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CURIOUS definition: 1. interested in learning about people or things around you: 2. strange and unusual: 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of CURIOUS is marked by desire to investigate and learn. How to use curious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Curious.
interested in learning about people or things around you: I was curious to know what would happen next. curious about Babies are curious about everything around them. "Why did you ask ?" "I was just curious." Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. interested in learning about people or things.
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.
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. careful; fastidious.
If you describe something as curious, you mean that it is unusual or difficult to understand. There is a curious thing about her writings in this period. The pageant promises to be a curious mixture of the ancient and modern. The naval high command's response to these developments is rather curious.
1. Eager to learn more: curious investigators; a trapdoor that made me curious. 2. Unduly inquisitive; prying: a curious neighbor always looking over the fence. 3. Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness: a curious fact. 4. Archaic. a. Accomplished with skill or ingenuity. b. Extremely careful; scrupulous or fastidious.