curious
English
Pronunciation
Adjective
curious (comparative curiouser or more curious, superlative curiousest or most curious)
- (obsolete) Fastidious, particular; demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy.
- 1612, John Smith, Proceedings of the English Colonie in Virginia, in Kupperman 1988, p. 172:
- 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 by a good fire.
- 1612, John Smith, Proceedings of the English Colonie in Virginia, in Kupperman 1988, p. 172:
- Inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore.
- Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it.
- Prompted by curiosity.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ix:
- But he to shift their curious request, / Gan causen, why she could not come in place [...].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ix:
- unusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre
- The platypus is a curious creature, with fur like a mammal and a beak like a bird.
Translations
inquisitive
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unusual
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