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Definitions for Curious

[1] eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
[2] prying; meddlesome.
[3] arousing or exciting speculation, interest, or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual; odd; strange: a curious sort of person; a curious scene.
[4] Archaic . made or prepared skillfully. done with painstaking accuracy or attention to detail: a curious inquiry. careful; fastidious. marked by intricacy or subtlety.
[5] eager to learn; inquisitive
[6] overinquisitive; prying
[7] interesting because of oddness or novelty; strange; unexpected
[8] rare (of workmanship, etc) highly detailed, intricate, or subtle
[9] obsolete fastidious or hard to please

Words related to Curious

inquisitive, interested, exotic, unusual, puzzling, remarkable, peculiar, extraordinary, strange, mysterious, wonderful, weird, unique, bizarre, analytical, impertinent, inquiring, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling

Words nearby Curious

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Origin of Curious

1275–1325; Middle English < Latin cūriōsus careful, inquisitive, equivalent to cūri- (combining form of cūra care) + -ōsus -ous. See cure

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

Word origin for Curious

C14: from Latin cūriōsus taking pains over something, from cūra care

Synonyms for Curious

inquisitive, interested, analytical, disquisitive, examining, impertinent, inquiring, inspecting, interfering, intrusive, investigative, meddlesome, meddling, nosy, peeping, peering, prurient, prying, puzzled, questioning, scrutinizing, searching, snoopy, tampering