cu ‧ ri ‧ ous S3 /ˈkjʊəriəs $ ˈkjʊr-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: curios , from Latin curiosus 'careful, wanting to know' , from cura ; ⇨ ↑ cure 1 ]
1 . wanting to know about something ⇨ inquisitive :
Puppies are naturally curious.
curious about
He was curious about how she would react.
curious to know/see/hear etc
Mandy was curious to know what happened.
curious look/glance
Her shouting attracted some curious glances from other people in the restaurant.
2 . strange or unusual:
He felt a curious mixture of excitement and panic.
a curious coincidence
It’s curious that she left without saying goodbye.
—curiously adverb :
‘What have you got in there?’ Felix asked curiously.
She felt curiously calm.