curious
11curious — adj. 1 eager to find out about sb/sth VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem ▪ became, get, grow ▪ remain ▪ …
12curious — cu|ri|ous S3 [ˈkjuəriəs US ˈkjur ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: curios, from Latin curiosus careful, wanting to know , from cura; CURE1] 1.) wanting to know about something →↑inquisitive ▪ Puppies are naturally curious. curious… …
13curious — 01. I m [curious] to know why you decided to become a doctor. 02. My nephew looked at me [curiously] the first time he saw me with my head shaved. 03. A child is naturally full of [curiosity], and wants to know about everything. 04. My children… …
14curious — [[t]kjʊ͟əriəs[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ about n If you are curious about something, you are interested in it and want to know more about it. Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from... Children are naturally… …
15curious — adjective 1 wanting to know about something: When I mentioned her name everyone was very curious. (+ about): I m curious about this book she s supposed to be writing. | curious to see/hear/know etc: Mandy was curious to hear what Peter had to say …
16curious — curiously, adv. curiousness, n. /kyoor ee euhs/, adj. 1. eager to learn or know; inquisitive. 2. prying; meddlesome. 3. arousing or exciting speculation, interest, or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual; odd; strange: a curious …
17curious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French curios, from Latin curiosus careful, inquisitive, from cura cure Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic made carefully b. obsolete …
18curious*/ — [ˈkjʊəriəs] adj 1) wanting to find out about something People were curious to know why the accident happened.[/ex] Children are curious about animals and how they live.[/ex] 2) unusual and interesting He felt a curious mixture of happiness and… …
19curious — adjective /ˈkju.ri.əs,ˈkjɔ.ri.əs/ a) Inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore. But departing thence, when we found no houses, we were not curious in any weather, to lie 3 or 4 nights together upon any shore under the trees… …
20curious — adjective 1) she was curious to know what had happened Syn: intrigued, interested, eager to know, dying to know, agog; inquisitive Ant: uninterested 2) her curious behavior Syn: strange …
