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   In·cu·ri·ous

   /inˈkyo͝orēəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or their manner) not eager to know something; lacking curiosity: "as for who had written it, she was oddly incurious"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘careless’): partly from Latin incuriosus ‘careless, indifferent’, from in- ‘not’ + Latin curiosus ‘careful’ (see curious); partly from in-1 ‘not’ + curious.

   Derivatives

   • 1. incuriosity noun
   • 2. incuriously adverb
   • 3. incuriousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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