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  1. adjective Eager to learn more: curious investigators; a trapdoor that made me curious.
  2. adjective Unduly inquisitive; prying.
  3. adjective Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness: a curious fact.
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  • If you're Falcon-curious, they've got a deal right now where you can get the Orange Box and a Falcon for $150 - that's a pretty solid deal for such a major peripheral. —  CrunchGear
  • For the curious, the maker of the video says he shot this at —  ShanKrila
  • Vatican to get own YouTube channel - VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican will soon have its own channel on the video sharing site YouTube where the Catholic faithful or the curious will be able to see Pope Benedict or Church events, a Vatican source said on Saturday. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • The Vatican will soon have its own channel on the video sharing site YouTube where the Catholic faithful or the curious will be able to see Pope Benedict or Church events, a Vatican source said on Saturday. —  New Liturgical Movement
  • For the curious, here is a sample of his breathless prose: —  THE VIEW FROM FEZ
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  1. Middle English, from Old French curios, from Latin cūriōsus, careful, inquisitive, from cūra, care; see cure.

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  1. from Middle English curious, carious, from Old French curious, curios, French curieux = Spanish Portuguese Italian curioso, from Latin curiosus, careful, diligent, thoughtful, inquisitive, curious, from cura, care, etc.: see cure.
 

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