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CURIOUS, a. L., care. See Cure.
1. Strongly desirous to see what is novel, or to discover what is unknown solicitous to see or to know inquisitive.
Be not curious in unnecessary matters, nor to pry into the concerns of your neighbors.
2. Habitually inquisitive addicted to research or enquiry as a man of a curious turn of mind sometimes followed by after, and sometimes by of.
Curious after things elegant and beautiful curious of antiquities.
3. Accurate careful not to mistake solicitous to be correct.
Men were not curious what syllables or particles they used.
4. Careful nice solicitous in selection difficult to please.
A temperate man is not curious of delicacies.
5. Nice exact subtile made with care.
Both these senses embrace their objects--with a more curious discrimination.
6. Artful nicely diligent.
Each ornament about her seemly lies, by curious chance, or careless art, composed.
7. Wrought with care and art elegant neat finished as a curious girdle curious work Exodus 28,30 .
8. Requiring care and nicety as curious arts. Acts 19 .
9. Rigid severe particular. Little used.
10. Rare singular a a curious fact.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Curious'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/c/curious.html.
Entry for 'Curious'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/c/curious.html.
