Curious
[adj] 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 neighbor's doings"
[adj] beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
[adj] having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more; "a trap door that made me curious"
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Synonyms
funny, inquisitive, interested, nosey, nosy, odd, overcurious, peculiar, prying, queer, questioning, rum, rummy, singular, snoopy, speculative, strange, unusual, wondering(a)
Related Terms
aberrant, abnormal, absurd, agape, agog, all agog, analytical, attentive, attracted, barmy, bizarre, burning with curiosity, careful, catechistic, cathectic, cautious, circumspect, concerned, considerate, consumed with curiosity, deviant, deviate, eccentr