intrigued

[in-treegd]

adjective

1. curious about or fascinated by something unusual or mysterious.

   Intrigued onlookers came out onto their balconies, trying to catch a glimpse of the festivities.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of intrigue.

Other Word Forms

• unintrigued adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of intrigued¹

intrigue ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Wawee, who just had a friend teach him how to read the Racing Form, was intrigued.

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"And now that we have a technique to see them, we're intrigued to learn how they might be affecting other materials and phases."

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“I’ve always been very intrigued by his idea of faith in God over the years, and how it’s changed over time, and what he believed once and what he believes now,” he says.

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So when readers came across a book titled I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki in 2018, many were immediately intrigued.

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Like James, Doncic is intrigued by sports ownership, and it doesn’t have to be basketball.

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