incurious

[ in-kyoor-ee-uhs ]

/ ɪnˈkyʊər i əs /

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adjective

not curious; not inquisitive or observant; inattentive; indifferent.

Archaic. lacking care or attention; careless; negligent.

Archaic. deficient in interest or novelty.

OTHER WORDS FOR incurious

1 uninterested, apathetic, unconcerned.

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Origin of incurious

From the Latin word incūriōsus, dating back to 1560–70. See in-³, curious

OTHER WORDS FROM incurious

in·cu·ri·os·i·ty

[in-kyoor-ee-os-i-tee], /ˌɪn kyʊər iˈɒs ɪ ti/, in·cu·ri·ous·ness, nounin·cu·ri·ous·ly, adverb

Words nearby incurious

incumber, incunable, incunabula, incur, incurable, incurious, incurred, incurrence, incurrent, incursion, incursive

How to use incurious in a sentence

The American food media has moved past the point where all its readers are as incurious as they may have been decades ago, and tracing the history of “the Julia Child of” suggests it needs to be retired for good.
It’s Time to Retire the ‘Julia Child Of’ Trope|Mayukh Sen|December 9, 2021|Eater
Raised on false welfare-queen stereotypes and bootstrapper self-reliance platitudes that have never solved anyone’s actual problems‚ we as a culture can be maddeningly incurious about lives like Alex’s.
Netflix's Maid Is an Empathetic Portrait of Poverty That Dispels the Myth of Bootstrapping|Judy Berman|September 27, 2021|Time
The former boogeyman of the American left, once viewed as rash, incurious and overly trusting of his gut, has been eclipsed by an even more absurd, menacing figure.
George W. Bush’s wars are now over. He retreated a while ago.|Ben Terris|September 1, 2021|Washington Post
Ingraham pitched this as an “embarrassing admission,” as if the FDA were completely incurious about the treatment.
How the right’s ivermectin conspiracy theories led to people buying horse dewormer|Aaron Blake|August 24, 2021|Washington Post

A book that is supposed to bridge the gap in our understanding of Iran and America seems incurious about both nations’ official records.
America and Iran, from fascination to antagonism|Ray Takeyh|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
He was always affable but ultimately unknowable; intellectually incurious but ferociously ambitious.
The Messy, Sordid Story of Jim Greer, Charlie Crist’s Man to a Fault|Rick Wilson|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Doing so, he highlighted the degree to which creationism is a decidedly incurious, insular worldview.
The Bill Nye-Ken Ham Debate Was a Nightmare for Science|Michael Schulson|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Guardian published most of them in 2009, and yet Murdoch remained utterly incurious until June 2011.
James Murdoch Lightly Grilled by Parliament on Phone Hacking|Geoffrey Robertson|November 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Sara Lee sewed more than one rent for him, those days, but she was strangely incurious.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart
The boys left the room in silence, with the incurious obedience of well-trained children.
Juana|Honore de Balzac
She was a strange vessel, sailing in from beyond their ken, and her pilot was almost as novel, yet they were incurious.
Hilda|Sarah Jeanette Duncan
Incurious and self-centered, the affairs of the outer world had for her but little real interest.
The Red City|S. Weir Mitchell
Now, there never was another place habitually so incurious as Thursday Island in its social dealings.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell

British Dictionary definitions for incurious

incurious

/ (ɪnˈkjʊərɪəs) /

adjective

not curious; indifferent or uninterested

Derived forms of incurious

incuriosity (ɪnˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ) or incuriousness, nounincuriously, adverb

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