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Meaning of word curious from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

curious   adjective

Meaning : Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.

Example : 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.

Synonyms : funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular

Meaning : Eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns).

Example : 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.

Showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity.

Strangely incurious about the cause of the political upheaval surrounding them.
incurious