bob6364
02-24-2008, 07:06 PM
Just curious :P
cu·ri·ous http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/premium.gif http://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.pnghttp://cache.lexico.com/g/d/speaker.gif (https://secure.reference.com/premium/login.html?rd=2&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.refe rence.com%2Fbrowse%2Fcurious) /ˈkyʊərhttp://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.pngihttp://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.pngəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kyoohttp://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.pngr-ee-uhhttp://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.pngs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">1.</td><td valign="top">eager to learn or know; inquisitive. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">2.</td><td valign="top">prying; meddlesome. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">3.</td><td valign="top">arousing or exciting speculation, interest, or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual; odd; strange: a curious sort of person; a curious scene. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">4.</td><td valign="top">Archaic. <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">a.</td><td valign="top">made or prepared skillfully. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">b.</td><td valign="top">done with painstaking accuracy or attention to detail: a curious inquiry. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">c.</td><td valign="top">careful; fastidious. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">d.</td><td valign="top">marked by intricacy or subtlety. </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table>
<hr class="ety">[Origin: 1275–1325; ME < L cūriōsus careful, inquisitive, equiv. to cūri- (comb. form of cūra care) + -ōsus -ous. (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=-ous) See cure (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cure)http://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png]
—Related formscu·ri·ous·ly, adverb
cu·ri·ous·ness, noun
cu·ri·ous http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/premium.gif http://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.pnghttp://cache.lexico.com/g/d/speaker.gif (https://secure.reference.com/premium/login.html?rd=2&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.refe rence.com%2Fbrowse%2Fcurious) /ˈkyʊərhttp://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.pngihttp://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.pngəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kyoohttp://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.pngr-ee-uhhttp://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.pngs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">1.</td><td valign="top">eager to learn or know; inquisitive. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">2.</td><td valign="top">prying; meddlesome. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">3.</td><td valign="top">arousing or exciting speculation, interest, or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual; odd; strange: a curious sort of person; a curious scene. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">4.</td><td valign="top">Archaic. <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">a.</td><td valign="top">made or prepared skillfully. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">b.</td><td valign="top">done with painstaking accuracy or attention to detail: a curious inquiry. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">c.</td><td valign="top">careful; fastidious. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">d.</td><td valign="top">marked by intricacy or subtlety. </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table>
<hr class="ety">[Origin: 1275–1325; ME < L cūriōsus careful, inquisitive, equiv. to cūri- (comb. form of cūra care) + -ōsus -ous. (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=-ous) See cure (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cure)http://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png]
—Related formscu·ri·ous·ly, adverb
cu·ri·ous·ness, noun