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   curious

   /ˈkjʊərɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. eager to know or learn something: "I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom"
   • ▪ expressing curiosity: "a curious stare" Similar inquisitiveintriguedinterestedeager to knowdying to knowburning with curiosityagogquizzicalinquiringsearchingprobingqueryingquestioninginterrogativeperplexedpuzzledbaffledmystifiedinformal:nosynosy-parkersnoopynebbyOpposite uninterested
   • 2. strange; unusual: "a curious sensation overwhelmed her" Similar strangeoddpeculiarfunnyunusualbizarreweirdeccentricqueerunexpectedunfamiliarabnormalout of the ordinaryatypicalanomalousuntypicaldifferentout of the waysurprisingincongruousextraordinaryremarkablepuzzlingmystifyingmysteriousperplexingbafflingunaccountableinexplicableirregularsingularoffbeatunconventionalunorthodoxoutlandishoff-centreaberrantfreakfreakishdeviantuncannyeerieunnaturalout of the commonoutréuncoinformal:off the wallwackyrumwackoOpposite ordinary
   • ▪ (of books) erotic or pornographic. euphemistic

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French curios, from Latin curiosus ‘careful’, from cura ‘care’. curious (sense 2) dates from the early 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. curiousness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCURIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     CURIOUS meaning: 1. interested in learning about people or...

   • Curiously

     CURIOUSLY definition: 1. in a way that shows that you are...

   • Znaczenie Curious, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CURIOUS definicja: 1. interested in learning about people or...

   • Curious: Malay Translation

     CURIOUS translate: pelik, ingn tahu. Learn more in the...

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     CURIOUS translate: 感兴趣的, 好奇的;好打听的, 奇特的, 稀奇的，古怪的，不寻常的. Learn...

   • Curious in Russian

     CURIOUS translate: любопытный , странный, курьезный . Learn...

   • Curious in Spanish

     CURIOUS translate: curioso, raro, curioso, curioso/osa...

   • Curious: German Translation

     CURIOUS translate: seltsam, neugierig. Learn more in the...

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5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCURIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCURIOSITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Curiosity is an eager wish to know or learn about something, or a strange object that is interesting because it is rare and unusual. Learn more about the meaning, usage and idioms of curiosity with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   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.