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adjective

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

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

   Synonyms:enquiring, inquiringexquisitiveinvestigativepeery
   Antonyms:incuriousnoncuriousuncurious

2. Caused by curiosity.

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

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

   Antonyms:uncurious

4. Careful, fastidious, particular; (specifically) demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy.