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)

Relying upon; depending upon.

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Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.

(medicine) Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.

Hanging down.