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incurious

[in-kyoor-ee-uhs]
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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.

RELATED WORDS

blah, callous, cold, cool, detached, emotionless, flat, impassive, indifferent, insensible, laid-back, languid, lethargic, listless, moony, passive, phlegmatic, stoic, stolid, unconcerned

Nearby words

  1. incunable,
  2. incunabula,
  3. incunabulum,
  4. incur,
  5. incurable,
  6. incurrence,
  7. incurrent,
  8. incursion,
  9. incursive,
  10. incurvate

Origin of incurious

From the Latin word incūriōsus, dating back to 1560–70. See in-3, curious
Related formsin·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
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British Dictionary definitions for incurious

incurious

adjective

not curious; indifferent or uninterested
Derived Formsincuriosity (ɪnˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ) or incuriousness, nounincuriously, adverb
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Word Origin and History for incurious

incurious

adj.

1560s, "negligent, heedless," from Latin incuriosus "careless, negligent, unconcerned," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + curiosus (see curious). Meaning "uninquisitive" is from 1610s. Objective sense of "unworthy of attention" is from 1747.

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