curious
cu.ri.ous \'kyu.r-e--*s\ aj [ME, fr. MF curios, fr. L curiosus careful,
inquisitive, fr. cur]a cure archaic 1a: made carefully obs 1b: ABSTRUSE
archaic 1c: precisely accurate 2a: marked by desire to investigate and
learn 2b: marked by inquisitiveness about other's concerns : PRYING 3:
exciting attention as strange or novel : ODD er desire to learn and may or
may not suggest objectionable intrusiveness or officiousness; INQUISITIVE
implies habitual impertinent curiosity usu. about things secret or
unrevealed; PRYING implies officious or busy meddling esp. in personal
affairs - cu.ri.ous.ly av SYN syn INQUISITIVE, PRYING: CURIOUS always
implies an eag