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curious definition
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Grep of noun curious curiousness Overview of adj curious The adj curious has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (14) curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular -- (beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "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") 2. (13) curious -- (eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "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") 3. curious -- (having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more "a trap door that made me curious") Antonyms of adj curious 3 senses of curious Sense 1 curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular INDIRECT (VIA strange) -> familiar Sense 2 curious (vs. incurious) incurious (vs. curious) => uninterested => uninquiring, uninquisitive Sense 3 curious INDIRECT (VIA interested) -> uninterested Similarity of adj curious 3 senses of curious Sense 1 curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular => strange (vs. familiar), unusual Sense 2 curious (vs. incurious) => inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(postnominal) => nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy => overcurious Also See-> inquiring#1 Sense 3 curious => interested (vs. uninterested) Attributes of adj curious Familiarity of adj curious curious used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj curious curious incurious overcurious Overview of adj curious The adj curious has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (14) curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular -- (beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "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") 2. (13) curious -- (eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "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") 3. curious -- (having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more "a trap door that made me curious")
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