Adjective

(en-adj)

(lb) Fastidious, particular; demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy.

*1612 , , Proceedings of the English Colonie in Virginia , in Kupperman 1988, p.172:

*:But departing thence, when we found no houses, we were not curious in any weather, to lie 3 or 4 nights together upon any shore under the trees by a good fire.

*(Thomas Fuller) (1606-1661)

*:little curious in her clothes

Inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore.

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Prompted by curiosity.

*1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , III.ix:

*:But he to shift their curious request, / Gan causen, why she could not come in place.

Unusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre.

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*:Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile?; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

(lb) Exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed; elaborate; wrought with elegance or skill.

*(Bible), (w) xxxv.32

*:to devise curious works

*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)

*:his body couched in a curious bed

Adjective

(en adjective)

Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks.

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Courageous, or showing bravery.