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What does curious mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word curious? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore.
  2. Prompted by curiosity.
  3. Unusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre.
  4. (archaic) Artfully constructed; made with great elegance or skill.
  5. (archaic) Fastidious, particular; demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy.
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The problem had something to do with their addled lead singer's curious notion of what constituted a promotional radio appearance.
In its final throes the decaying rock is whittled down into curious rounded shapes standing in a line, like a queue of shrouded figures.
He wasn't curious enough to ask what she was doing, just as long as she was staying out of his way.
Now that nobody's smoking, I've noticed there's a curious new aroma wafting around our local watering holes.
I'm curious now, with war so close, are his critics backing off a little bit?
The legal age of consent is a curious weapon in the hands of those who would otherwise have no qualms about child marriage.

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