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.

Nearby words

incumbrance, incunable, incunabula, incur, incurable, incurious, incurrence, incurrent, incursion, incursive, incurvate

Origin of incurious

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

SYNONYMS FOR incurious

1 uninterested, apathetic, unconcerned.

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Related forms

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

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Examples from the Web for incurious

At length we curtseyed up to a wharf just the other side of their Castle Garden,—very 69 incurious about them and their city.
The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume VI, Familiar Letters|Henry David Thoreau
They are not incurious of the lives around them—these little lives that succeed one another so quickly.
Zuleika Dobson|Max Beerbohm
The question came from Carson Tinker, but his tone was incurious, manifesting no interest whatever.
Harlequin and Columbine|Booth Tarkington
They moved a little in my direction, incurious, recognizing me slowly.
The Arrow of Gold|Joseph Conrad

And you haven't proven anything about the incurious majority.
The Junkmakers|Albert R. Teichner

British Dictionary definitions for incurious

incurious

/ (ɪnˈkjʊərɪəs) /

adjective

not curious; indifferent or uninterested

Derived Forms

incuriosity (ɪnˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ) or incuriousness, nounincuriously, adverb

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