curious

/kjˈʊriʌs/

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Adjective
eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others'' concerns); "a curious child is a teacher''s delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor''s doings"
Adjective Satellite
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
Adjective Satellite
having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more; "a trap door that made me curious"