Curious Meaning. Traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers. Interested in learning about people or things around you.
Is by 1715 in English. Children are curious about everything When could inquisitive be used to replace curious. Arousing or exciting speculation interest or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual.
Middle English from Old French curios from Latin curiosus careful from cura care.
Curious about the neighbors doings. The words inquisitive and curious are synonyms but do differ in nuance. Curious about the neighbors doings. A curious neighbor always looking over the fence.
