be curious

Definition of be curious in English English dictionary
curious: Inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore
Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it.
curious: Prompted by curiosity
But he to shift their curious request, / Gan causen, why she could not come in place .
curious: unusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre
The platypus is a curious creature, with fur like a mammal and a beak like a bird.
curious: Fastidious, particular; demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy
But departing thence, when we found no houses, we were not curious in any weather, to lie 3 or 4 nights together upon any shore under the trees by a good fire.
curious: If you are curious about something, you are interested in it and want to know more about it. Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from a group of curious villagers. = inquisitive + curiously cu·ri·ous·ly The woman in the shop had looked at them curiously
curious: {a} inquisitive, nice, neat, exact, rare
curious: 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"
curious: having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more; "a trap door that made me curious"
curious: {s} inquisitive, desiring to know and understand anything; odd, strange; rare
curious: Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact
curious: 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"
curious: If you describe something as curious, you mean that it is unusual or difficult to understand. The pageant promises to be a curious mixture of the ancient and modern The naval high command's response to these developments is rather curious. = odd, peculiar + curiously cu·ri·ous·ly Harry was curiously silent through all this
curious: Exciting attention or inquiry; awakening surprise; inviting and rewarding inquisitiveness; not simple or plain; strange; rare
curious: Exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed; elaborate; wrought with elegance or skill
curious: Careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry; habitually inquisitive; prying; sometimes with after or of
curious: having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more; "a trap door that made me curious