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curious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | curiosity, curiousness |
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.
Examples of curious
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It is a curious pause to what has been a hectic month for the health department.
From the kentucky.com
Be curious, ask questions, buy what you love and can afford and show it proudly.
From the sfgate.com
Curious, he watched them mix the soap with paper and water to mold tiny figures.
From the latimes.com
Among them is the curious relationship Madoff had with his bank, JPMorgan Chase.
From the time.com
These books fall into the curious netherworld of extra-academic literary theory.
From the time.com
Launching a phone that has to be complete from the start is a curious challenge.
From the forbes.com
Millions of Americans are curious enough about their credit score to pay for it.
From the stltoday.com
At the end of 1999, a team of immigration analysts was facing a curious problem.
From the smh.com.au
Im now curious to whether Ill pick up on this when I view his works from now on.
From the economist.com
- Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "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"
- Eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "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"
- (curiously) in a manner differing from the usual or expected; "had a curiously husky voice"; "he's behaving rather peculiarly"
- (curiousness) a state of active curiosity
- (curiousness) foreignness: the quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner"
- (curiosity) a state in which you want to learn more about something
- "Curious" is the debut single by R&B singer Danny Fernandes. The song features rapper Juelz Santana and produced by Pilzbury. It is featured on his debut album Intro.
- Curious is a women's fragrance from Elizabeth Arden, and is the first perfume to be endorsed by Britney Spears, preceding "Fantasy." Spears reportedly earned $52 million from the endorsement.
- Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American recording artist and entertainer. Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. ...
