Inquisitive
41curious — 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 …
42curious — 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 …
43curious — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Strange] Syn. odd, singular, unique; see unusual 2 . 2. [Interested] Syn. inquiring, questioning, prying; see inquisitive , interested 1 , meddlesome . See Synonym Study at inquisitive . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …
44curious — 1 Curious, inquisitive, prying, snoopy, nosy are comparable when meaning interested in finding out or in a search for facts that are not one s personal concern. Curious need not imply objectionable qualities such as intrusiveness or impertinence …
45cu´ri|ous|ness — cu|ri|ous «KYUR ee uhs», adjective. 1. eager to know: »a curious student. Small children are very curious, and ask many questions. Girls have curious minds And fain would know the end of everything (Elizabeth Barrett Browning). 2. too eager to… …
46cu´ri|ous|ly — cu|ri|ous «KYUR ee uhs», adjective. 1. eager to know: »a curious student. Small children are very curious, and ask many questions. Girls have curious minds And fain would know the end of everything (Elizabeth Barrett Browning). 2. too eager to… …
47cu|ri|ous — «KYUR ee uhs», adjective. 1. eager to know: »a curious student. Small children are very curious, and ask many questions. Girls have curious minds And fain would know the end of everything (Elizabeth Barrett Browning). 2. too eager to know; prying …
48Curious — Cu ri*ous (k? r? ?s), a. [OF. curios, curius, F. curieux, L. curiosus careful, inquisitive, fr. cura care. See {Cure}.] 1. Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Little… …
49Curious arts — Curious Cu ri*ous (k? r? ?s), a. [OF. curios, curius, F. curieux, L. curiosus careful, inquisitive, fr. cura care. See {Cure}.] 1. Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… …
50nosy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inquisitive, meddlesome, prying, snoopy. See curiosity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. meddlesome, snooping, curious; see inquisitive , interested 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. snooping, prying …
