- curious *** cu·ri·ous adj
- ['kjʊərɪəs]
1) (inquisitive) curioso (-a)
I'm curious about him — m'incuriosisce
I'd be curious to know — sarei curioso di sapere
2) (strange) strano (-a), curioso (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
curious *** cu·ri·ous adj
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curious — cu|ri|ous S3 [ˈkjuəriəs US ˈkjur ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: curios, from Latin curiosus careful, wanting to know , from cura; CURE1] 1.) wanting to know about something →↑inquisitive ▪ Puppies are naturally curious. curious… … Dictionary of contemporary English
curious — curiously, adv. curiousness, n. /kyoor ee euhs/, adj. 1. eager to learn or know; inquisitive. 2. prying; meddlesome. 3. arousing or exciting speculation, interest, or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual; odd; strange: a curious … Universalium
curious — cu•ri•ous [[t]ˈkyʊər i əs[/t]] adj. 1) eager to learn or know 2) taking an undue interest in others affairs; prying 3) arousing attention or interest through being unusual or hard to explain; odd; strange; novel 4) archaic a) made or done… … From formal English to slang
curious — cu·ri·ous || kjÊŠÉ™rɪəs adj. inquisitive, desiring to know and understand anything; odd, strange; rare … English contemporary dictionary
nosy — adj Informal. 1. prying, snoopy, snooping, Dial. nibby; spying, peeping, peeking, staring, gaping, gazing; eavesdropping, overhearing, all ears; meddlesome, meddling, tending to other people s business, busy, officious; interfering, intervening,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
-ious — suffix forming adjectives meaning characterized by, full of , often corresponding to nouns in ion (cautious; curious; spacious). Etymology: from or after F ieux f. L iosus * * * adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, partly from Old French… … Useful english dictionary
incurious — in•cu•ri•ous [[t]ɪnˈkyʊər i əs[/t]] adj. not curious; not inquisitive or observant; indifferent • Etymology: 1560–70; < L in•cu•ri•os•i•ty ˌɪn kyʊər iˈɒs ɪ ti in•cu′ri•ous•ness, n. in•cu′ri•ous•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
incurious — in·cu·ri·ous || ɪn kjÊŠrɪəs / kjÊŠÉ™r adj. not curious, disinterested, uninquisitive, indifferent … English contemporary dictionary
