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- pronunciation:
- kyu
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
eager to learn or know.
- synonyms:
- inquiring, inquisitive, questioning
- antonyms:
- disinterested, incurious
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| definition 2: |
overly concerned with the affairs of others; nosy.
- synonyms:
- inquisitive, nosy, prying
- similar words:
- meddlesome, snooping
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| definition 3: |
different from the usual and therefore interesting; odd.
a curious notion- synonyms:
- exotic, funny, novel, odd, peculiar, queer, quizzical, strange, unusual
- antonyms:
- ordinary
- similar words:
- bizarre, different, exceptional, extraordinary, interesting, oddball, offbeat, quaint, remarkable, singular, unconventional, weird
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| related words: |
anomalous, eccentric, fantastic, novel, outlandish, queer, quizzical, unusual |
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| derivations: |
curiously (adv.), curiousness (n.) |
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