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curious
('k/j//U/r/i//@/s )

adjective (a)

  • eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)(adj.all)
    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.
    Antonym:
    incurious
    source: wordnet30
  • Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected(adj.all)
    Example:
    A curious hybrid accent.
    Synonym:
    funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
    source: wordnet30
  • having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more(adj.all)
    Example:
    A trap door that made me curious.
    source: wordnet30
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