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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular | Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected |
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| 2 | curious | Eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) | |
| 3 | curious | Having curiosity aroused |
| Sounds | kyuh'riyahs |
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| Rhymes | abacus, abruptness, absoluteness, and 1127 more rhymes in ahs... |
| Meaning | Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected. |
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| Examples | "a curious hybrid accent" |
| Synonyms | funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular |
| Similar to | strange, unusual |
| Nouns | curiosity; curiousness |
| Adverbs | curiously |
| Meaning | Eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns). |
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| Examples | "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" |
| Contrary | incurious |
| Similar | inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering; nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy; overcurious |
| See also | inquiring |
| Nouns | curiousness; curiosity |
| Adverbs | curiously |
| Meaning | Having curiosity aroused. Eagerly interested in learning more. |
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| Examples | "a trap door that made me curious" |
| Similar to | interested |
| Nouns | curiousness, inquisitiveness; curiosity |
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