What is the meaning of curious?

adjective

  • Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.
    • usage: "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
  • Eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns. )
    • usage: "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings"
  • Having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more.
    • usage: "a trap door that made me curious"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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