INCURIOUS

incurious

(adjective) showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity; “strangely incurious about the cause of the political upheaval surrounding them”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

incurious (comparative more incurious, superlative most incurious)

Lacking interest or curiosity; uninterested.

Apathetic or indifferent.

Source: Wiktionary


In*cu"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. incuriosus: cf. F. incurieux. See In- not, and Curious.]

Definition: Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless. Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their children. Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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REDEYE

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