Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: curious
IPA transcription: [kj'ʊɹiəs]
Pronunciations of curious
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
    Meaning: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
  • Synonyms: curious
    Meaning: eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings"
Usage examples
  • It is a curious fact
  • Then a curious thing happened.
  • We had many curious wild pets.
  • By a curious perversity of fate
  • She had a curious infectiousness.
  • Right then a curious thing happened.
  • Did this never strike you as curious?
  • It was a curious thing that followed.
  • I'm really curious to set eyes on him.
  • I looked at him with new and curious eyes.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Peterloo Massacre, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hilda Rix Nicholas, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Museum of Bad Art, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cat, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Daylight saving time, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Dewey Lake Monster, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Some Thoughts Concerning Education, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Humpback whale, License CC BY-SA 4.0