Definition of INCURIOUS

incurious

Adjective

  • showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity
    • "strangely incurious about the cause of the political upheaval surrounding them"

Adj

  • Lacking interest or curiosity; uninterested.
  • Apathetic or indifferent.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin incūriōsus (“careless”), from in- (“un-”) and cūriōsus (“careful”). Attested since the 1560s, originally meaning ‘heedless and negligent.’ The sense of ‘uninquisitive’ dates from the 1610s, and the sense of ‘unworthy of attention’ from 1747.

Synonyms

noncurious, uncurious

Antonyms

curious

Scrabble Score: 11

incurious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
incurious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
incurious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

incurious: valid Words With Friends Word