incuriously

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adverb

In an incurious manner.

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Meanings

adverbincuriously (comparative more incuriously, superlative most incuriously)

comparative more incuriously · superlative most incuriously

  1. In an incurious manner.

    At a single table a couple of Chinese drinkers looked up incuriously.

    1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 280
    1 more example

    The man seemed to realize that he was being watched. He looked up and gazed incuriously at them for a moment.

    1953, Ian Fleming, “Black Patch”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 176

Origin

From incurious + -ly.

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APA

incuriously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incuriously

MLA

“incuriously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incuriously. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incuriously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incuriously.

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