Adjective: curious kyûr-ee-us
- Eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
"curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbour's doings"; "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"
- Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
"a curious hybrid accent";
- funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum [Brit, informal], rummy [Brit, archaic, informal], singular
See also: inquiring, inquisitive, interested, nosey, nosy, oddball, overcurious, prying, questioning, snoopy, speculative, strange, unusual, wondering
Antonym: incurious
Encyclopedia: Curious