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The correct spelling is curious.
How to pronounce curious
/ˈkjɔː-/
adjectiveIPA: /ˈkjɔː-/
Say it like: Cur-iow-s
The correct spelling is curious. Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. For example: "Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it."
Usage Examples
“Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it.”
“The platypus is a curious creature, with fur like a mammal and a beak like a bird.”
Definition
adjective
- 1.Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
- 2.Caused by curiosity.
- 3.Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
- 4.Careful, fastidious, particular; (specifically) demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy.
- 5.Carefully or artfully constructed; made with great elegance or skill.
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