INCURIOUS


Meaning of INCURIOUS in English

/ ɪnˈkjʊəriəs; NAmE -ˈkjʊr-/ adjective

( formal ) having no interest in knowing or discovering things

►  in·curi·ous·ly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (in the sense careless ): partly from Latin incuriosus careless, indifferent, from in- not + Latin curiosus careful (from cura care); partly from in- not + curious .

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