прилагательное 1) любопытный; любознательный, пытливый Синоним(ы): inquisitive, searching, nosey 2) возбуждающий любопытство; чудной, необычный Синоним(ы): odd 3) [устаревшее] тщательный; доскональный, скрупулёзный Например: curious inquiry — тщательное расследование; детальное рассмотрение Синоним(ы): careful, thorough
adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French curios, from Latin curiosus careful, inquisitive, from cura cure 1. a. archaic made carefully b. obsolete abstruse c. archaic precisely accurate 2. a. marked by desire to investigate and learn b. marked by inquisitive interest in others' concerns; nosy 3. exciting attention as strange, novel, or unexpected; odd Example: a curious coincidence • curiousness noun Synonyms: curious, inquisitive, prying mean interested in what is not one's personal or proper concern. curious a neutral term, basically connotes an active desire to learn or to know Example: children are curious about everything. inquisitive suggests impertinent and habitual curiosity and persistent quizzing Example: dreaded the visits of their inquisitive relatives. prying implies busy meddling and officiousness Example: prying neighbors who refuse to mind their own business.