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curious

/ˈkjɔː-/
adjective
  1. Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.

    "Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it."

    Similar: enquiring, inquiring, exquisitive, investigative, peery

  2. Caused by curiosity.

  3. Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.

    "The platypus is a curious creature, with fur like a mammal and a beak like a bird."

Synonymsenquiring, inquiring, exquisitive, investigative, peery
Antonymsincurious, noncurious, uncurious, uncurious

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