curious
/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ adjective B1- Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. · Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it.
- Caused by curiosity.
- Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual. · The platypus is a curious creature, with fur like a mammal and a beak like a bird.
- Interested in entering a romantic or sexual relationship with a specified group.
Comparative curiouser · Superlative curiousest
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The curious music that I hear.
Holmes was very serious in his manner, myself curious, and the detectives obviously critical and annoyed.
He’s a curious animal and seems remarkably small, now that I look at him.
About halfway up the forearm was a curious brown design, a triangle inside a circle, standing out in vivid relief upon the lard-coloured skin.
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