curiosus

== Latin == === Etymology === Back-formation from incūriōsus (“careless, negligent”) by deletion of the negative prefix in- (“un-”) in order to remain with the opposite meaning. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kuː.riˈoː.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ku.riˈɔː.s̬us] === Adjective === cūriōsus (feminine cūriōsa, neuter cūriōsum, comparative cūriōsior); first/second-declension adjective Careful, diligent, thoughtful, devoted. Elaborate, complicated. That injures himself by care; careworn, emaciated, wasted, lean. (in a good sense) Curious, inquisitive. (in a bad sense) Meddlesome, officious, prying, interfering, curious, inquisitive. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Noun === cūriōsus m (genitive cūriōsī); second declension One who pries; a spy or scout; secret police, informer. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. === References === === Further reading === “curiosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "curiosus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “curiosus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.