curious: Meaning and Definition of

cu•ri•ous

1. eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
2. prying; meddlesome.
3. arousing or exciting speculation, interest, or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual; odd; strange: a curious sort of person; a curious scene.
4. a curious inquiry.
1. made or prepared skillfully.
2. done with painstaking accuracy or attention to detail:a curious inquiry.
3. careful; fastidious.
4. marked by intricacy or subtlety.