Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Curious or nice to excess.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Too curious.

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  • adjective Excessively curious

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  • adjective showing excessive curiosity

Etymologies

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over- +‎ curious

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Examples

  • He had been the least secretive of men, but any priest had to have at least one drawer or desk private from the prying eyes of cleaning women or overcurious parishioners.

    She Closed Her Eyes 2010

  • Dracula can disco, all we can do is a lurching shamble embarrassing to behold. the Creature from the Black Lagoon gets that chick in the bathing suit, and the Mummy gets his girlfriend reincarnated as the beautiful daughter of an overcurious British archeologist.

    INTERVIEW: Zombie John C. Wright 2007

  • She was in a carrying case to protect her from overcurious dogs.

    Baby Kitty Susan Palwick 2008

  • She was in a carrying case to protect her from overcurious dogs.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Susan Palwick 2008

  • 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.

    Netsurfer Chair Ideal for Computer Addicts 2007

  • 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.

    The New Organon 2005

  • 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.

    The Discourses of Epictetus 2004

  • Having one of them in his possession was hard enough to explain to his overcurious peers.

    Conqueror's Moon May, Julian 2003

  • To avoid accidents with overcurious or adventurous younger children, the catches were reasonably tricky.

    Owlflight Lackey, Mercedes 1997

  • "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."

    The End of the Matter Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977

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