Adjective : a curious sort of person; a curious scene. ,a curious inquiry. From Dictionary.com.
She was in a carrying case to protect her from overcurious dogs. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference
Having one of them in his possession was hard enough to explain to his overcurious peers. From Wordnik.com. [Conqueror's Moon]
To avoid accidents with overcurious or adventurous younger children, the catches were reasonably tricky. From Wordnik.com. [Owlflight]
Never discourteous and often too sympathetic, he was so overcurious as to be what sailors describe as "In everybody's mess and nobody's watch.". From Wordnik.com. [Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death] Reference
After all, this was a curious kind of flight for the Confederacy of Worlds to sponsor, and a twenty-year-old, overcurious rubberneck might be an integral part of the strangeness. From Wordnik.com. [The Martian Way]
"Gentlesirs, if you'll lead the way I'll endeavor to keep an eye or two on the tree trunks, in case the need rises for me to incinerate one or two overcurious little green brothers.". From Wordnik.com. [The End of The Matter]
In Any Case, was overcurious whether you would love to exchange links with my website, as I am looking forward to establish web links to further broaden and gain better web exposure for my web portal. From Wordnik.com. [Netsurfer Chair Ideal for Computer Addicts] Reference
For this reason he is neither overcurious nor a busybody when he is in this state of mind: for he is not a meddler with the affairs of others when he is superintending human affairs, but he is looking after his own affairs. From Wordnik.com. [The Discourses of Epictetus] Reference
For hitherto men have used great and indeed overcurious diligence in observing the variety of things, and explaining the exact specific differences of animals, herbs, and fossils; most of which are rather sports of nature than of any serious use toward science. From Wordnik.com. [The New Organon] Reference
Neither, in general, are women overcurious to enquire whether the strength of character. From Wordnik.com. [Hints for Lovers] Reference
The partners were too happy at having her with them to be overcurious concerning her reasons for coming. From Wordnik.com. [Mary-'Gusta] Reference
The beaten man had heard that sometimes Ling Foo of Woosung Road dealt in pearls without being overcurious. From Wordnik.com. [The Pagan Madonna] Reference
Two men on listening-post had been shot; and so had an overcurious sentry who peeped just an inch too far above a parapet. From Wordnik.com. [Bruce] Reference
The second question is not less delicate; and the flattering prospect of its being merely hypothetical forbids an overcurious discussion of it. From Wordnik.com. [The Federalist Papers] Reference
I do not here allude to hard study, but to overcurious scanning of the realities of this life, and the still greater realities and more momentous possibilities of the world to come. From Wordnik.com. [Moral Philosophy] Reference
There were several dishes quaintly decorated, and which had evidently something traditional in their embellishments, but about which, as I did not like to appear overcurious, I asked no questions. From Wordnik.com. [The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon] Reference
It was her plan to go rapidly through the settled country, keeping as far as possible to the great spaces of woodland which the axe had left untouched; sleeping in such dark and hidden hollows as she could find; begging food only when she must, and then from poor folk who would not stay her or be overcurious about her business. From Wordnik.com. [Audrey] Reference
We border folk learn not to be overcurious. '. From Wordnik.com. [Three Hearts and Three Lions]
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