curious

Definitions


[ˈkjʊərɪəs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- eager to know or learn something
(e.g: I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom)

- strange; unusual
(e.g: a curious sensation overwhelmed her)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French curios, from Latin curiosus ‘careful’, from cura ‘care’. curious dates from the early 18th century




definition by Oxford Dictionaries