Definitions
eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
Word origin
From Middle English curious, from Old French curius, from Latin cūriōsus. The English word is cognate with Italian curioso, Occitan curios, Portuguese curioso, and Spanish curioso.
Used in a sentence
“Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it.”
“George is a little monkey, / and all monkeys are curious. / But no monkey / is as curious as George. / That is why his name is / Curious George.”
“But he to ſhifte their curious requeſt, / Gan cauſen, why ſhe could not come in place; [...].”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“eager to learn”7 letters
02“Eager to know”7 letters
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