overcurious

/ˌoʊvɚkjˈʊɹɹiəs/ adj

Excessively curious

Word Origin Overcurious combines Old English ofer 'over' with Latin cura 'care' — so it's literally 'over-careful,' prying too much. The same cura root gives us curious, but also accurate (done with care), curate (to take care of), and secure (se- 'without' + cura, meaning free from care). A great example of how 'care' can shift from 'attention' to 'excessive interest'.

adj Excessively curious

The overcurious child kept asking intrusive questions about the neighbors' personal lives.

(形容词) 过分好奇的;过于好奇的

这个过分好奇的孩子不停地询问邻居私生活的 intrusive 问题。

(adjetivo) Excesivamente curioso.

El niño excesivamente curioso seguía haciendo preguntas intrusivas sobre la vida personal de los vecinos.

(adjectif) trop curieux; indiscret; excessivement curieux; curieux à l'excès [D'une curiosité excessive ou indiscrète.]

L'enfant trop curieux n'a cessé de poser des questions indiscrètes sur la vie privée des voisins.

(Adjektiv) übermäßig neugierig; allzu neugierig [Übermäßig neugierig, oft auf aufdringliche oder unangemessene Weise.]

Das **overcurious**e Kind stellte ständig indiskrete Fragen über das Privatleben der Nachbarn.

(形容詞) 過度に好奇心旺盛な、余計なことまで詮索する。

過度に好奇心旺盛な子供は、近所の人の私生活について詮索するような質問をし続けた。

(adjetivo) curioso demais; intrometido; bisbilhoteiro; indiscreto; metido [Excessivamente curioso]

A criança excessivamente curiosa continuava fazendo perguntas invasivas sobre a vida pessoal dos vizinhos.

Word parts: over + curious

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