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Definition of: curious
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(kyr′ē·əs) adjective
1. Eager for information; inquistive; prying.
2. Adapted to attract attention or excite interest; novel; odd; strange; mysterious.
3. Involving ingenuity or skill.
4. Obs. Fastidious; delicate; scrupulous. See synonyms under INQUISITIVE, QUEER, RARE1 [<OF curios, curius <L curiosus <cura care]
—cu′ri·ous·ly adverb
—cu′ri·ous·ness noun
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