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1. Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
   "a curious hybrid accent"
   - funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum [Brit], rummy, singular
    
2. Eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
   "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 neighbour's doings"
    
3. Having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more
   "a trap door that made me curious"

See also: curiosity, curiously, curiousness, inquiring, inquisitive, interested, nosey, nosy, overcurious, prying, questioning, snoopy, speculative, strange, unusual, wondering

Antonym: incurious

Encyclopedia: Curious