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Definition curious in British English

curious adjective

adjective
/ˈkjʊəriəs/
1

someone who is curious wants to find out about something

Example

I didn't mean to pry. I'm just curious. That's all.

Example

Children are curious about animals and how they live.

Example

People were curious to know why the accident happened.

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1.1

used about someone's expression

Example

She shot him a quick, curious look.

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Example

a set of curious kitchen implements

Example

He felt a curious mixture of happiness and fear.

Example

It is rather curious that you've never mentioned this before.

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3

used for saying that something is very strange and you can't understand it; from a phrase said by Alice, the heroine of the children's story Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Example

The story just gets curiouser and curiouser.

Definition curious in British English