incurious
Americanadjective
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not curious; not inquisitive or observant; inattentive; indifferent.
- Synonyms:
- unconcerned, apathetic, uninterested
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Archaic. lacking care or attention; careless; negligent.
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Archaic. deficient in interest or novelty.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of incurious
From the Latin word incūriōsus, dating back to 1560–70. See in- 3, curious
Explanation
If you're incurious, you don't care very much or aren't interested. There's nothing more frustrating to a teacher than a classroom full of incurious students. The adjective incurious is useful for describing someone who really couldn't care less — who doesn't ask questions or wonder why or how something happens. Incurious people don't make good scientists, journalists, or researchers, because they lack curiosity, or the impulse to know more about something or someone. The roots of incurious are in-, "not," and the Latin curiosus, "inquiring eagerly."
Example Sentences
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Put plainly, this is not an organization particularly interested in producing girls who are incurious about the world beyond their own front doors.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Again and again, he witnesses painful silences in public-school classrooms full of incurious young people who do not read and do not know anything about anything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
They exist under the guise of bringing us together, but only make us more greedy, isolated and incurious — not to mention broke.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026
It would be the very incurious, unreceptive viewer who leaves “Idea Man” without a heightened appreciation of the human and his work.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024
Shin was a scrawny, incurious, and for the most part friendless child whose one source of certainty was the guards’ lectures about redemption through snitching.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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