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[ adjective ] beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Examples "a curious hybrid accent" "her speech has a funny twang" "had an odd name" "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves" "something definitely queer about this town" "what a rum fellow" "singular behavior" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)It is curious that even centuries of repetition of the yearly cycle did not induce a sufficient degree of confidence to allow people to abandon the ceremonies of the winter_solstice . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)It is worth dwelling in some detail on the crisis of this story , because it brings_together a number of characteristic elements and makes of them a curious , riddling compound obscurely but centrally significant for Mann 's work . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)The soldier answered in a curious , muffled voice , his lips barely moving . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)`` But do you know something curious '' ? she added . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Fourteen of the sculptures you took posses properties of a most curious and terrifying nature , as you will observe when your limbs begin to wither and your hair falls_out in patches . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
Examples "a curious child is a teacher's delight" "a trap door that made me curious" "curious investigators" "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)`` Oh , the_French are a very curious people '' , Pierre had laughed . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)This young_man had so little time to learn he had to be curious ; he had to find_out . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)Rector was often curious ; often tempted to ask questions but he never did . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)There was , furthermore , the crowd of curious onlookers gathered in the street and a couple more cops to hold them at a decent distance . You shoulder your way through the cluster of the curious and you barge up to the cop on the door . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more
Examples "a trap door that made me curious" Related terms |
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