curious

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkjʊərɪəs/

adjective

  • 1eager to know or learn something: I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom she was curious to know what had happened
  • expressing curiosity: a curious stare
  • 2strange; unusual: a curious sensation overwhelmed her
  • euphemistic (of books) erotic or pornographic.

Derivatives

curiously

adverb
[sentence adverb]: curiously, I find snooker riveting

curiousness

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French curios, from Latin curiosus 'careful', from cura 'care'. curious (sense 2) dates from the early 18th century