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curious

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/KYOOR-ee-us/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)

eager to know or learn something

In a Sentence

The curious puppy sniffed every corner of the garden.

Origin

Latin curiosus ‘careful, inquisitive’

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