curious (a)

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type a
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def 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
curious about the neighbor's doings
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Also see inquiring
Derivationally related form curious → curiousness; curious → curiosity
Antonym curious → incurious
Similar to inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a); nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy; overcurious
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Similar to inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a); nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy; overcurious
Antonym incurious → curious
Also see inquiring
Derived from adjective curiously → curious
Derivationally related form curiosity → curious; curiousness → curious

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