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curious
adjective
wanting
to
learn
or
know
about
something
•
The
curious
boy
kept
asking
questions
about
how
the
clock
worked
.
The
curious
boy
kept
asking
questions
about
how
the
clock
worked
.
•
I
’
m
curious
to
see
what
the
new
restaurant
looks
like
inside
.
I
’
m
curious
to
see
what
the
new
restaurant
looks
like
inside
.
From
Latin
curiosus
“
eager
for
knowledge
,
careful
,
inquisitive
.”
adjective
strange
,
unusual
,
or
unexpected
•
There
was
a
curious
smell
coming
from
the
basement
.
There
was
a
curious
smell
coming
from
the
basement
.
•
It
’
s
curious
that
he
left
without
saying
goodbye
.
It
’
s
curious
that
he
left
without
saying
goodbye
.
Sense
of
“
strange
”
dates
from
late
Middle
English
,
developing
from
the
earlier
meaning
“
careful
,
precise
.”
adjective
made
with
great
care
and
detail
;
finely
crafted
(
archaic/literary
)
•
The
museum
displayed
a
sword
of
curious
workmanship
.
The
museum
displayed
a
sword
of
curious
workmanship
.
•
He
penned
the
letter
in
a
curious
script
seldom
seen
today
.
He
penned
the
letter
in
a
curious
script
seldom
seen
today
.
This
older
sense
comes
from
Latin
curiosus
“
careful
,”
preserved
in
early
modern
English
descriptions
of
finely
wrought
objects
.