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Word curious
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈkjʊəriəs / NAmE / ˈkjʊriəs /
Example
  • they were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.
  • i was curious to find out what she had said.
  • everyone was curious as to why mark was leaving.
  • he is such a curious boy, always asking questions.
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curious

(adjective)BrE / ˈkjʊəriəs / NAmE / ˈkjʊriəs /
  1. having a strong desire to know about something
    • synonym inquisitive
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/inquisitive
    • They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.
    • I was curious to find out what she had said.
    • Everyone was curious as to why Mark was leaving.
    • He is such a curious boy, always asking questions.
  2. strange and unusual
    • There was a curious mixture of people in the audience.
    • It was a curious feeling, as though we were floating on air.
    • It was curious that she didn't tell anyone.

    Extra Examples

    • Her secretive manner had made me curious.
    • I find it very curious that you did not tell anyone.
    • I was curious about how she would react.
    • I was intensely curious to know more about him.
    • I’m just curious to know what you think.
    • Puppies are naturally curious.
    • She coped with the frankly curious looks of the men.
    • She was curious as to why he was there.
    • The wine tasted rather curious.
    • a slightly curious statement.
    • It was curious that she didn’t tell anyone.
    • They were curious about the people who lived upstairs.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French curios, from Latin curiosus ‘careful’, from cura ‘care’. Sense (2) dates from the early 18th cent.
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