incuriously
- adverb
- /ɪnˈkjʊəriəsli/
:
incuriosamente
- "Who do you want to call?" she said incuriously, still not looking up.
- glanced incuriously
- looked at me incuriously
- watched him incuriously
Examples
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A few prisoners looked up incuriously as he came in, then looked away, staring at nothing.
Fiction book (1993) -
Incuriously, I looked at each to see if the nature of the relationship was apparent, but it was not.
Fiction book (1998) -
She cried out and backed into the street, but Arthur only watched the thing incuriously.
Fiction book (1993) -
Helsse watched him incuriously, then returned to his inspection of the dancing field and the dim hills beyond.
Fiction book (1993) -
She responded to the question incuriously, showing no interest in what was being asked.
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The audience sat incuriously, their eyes glazed over as the speaker droned on.
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He listened incuriously to the story, clearly preoccupied with his own thoughts.
Synonyms
15
8.1
In a cheerful, careless way that shows little concern
4
4.0
Showing no interest or care
3
4.8
In a blank way that shows no interest or thought
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5.6
In a way that shows little interest or energy
In a way that shows no interest or wish to know more
In a way that shows no interest or concern
In a way that shows no worry or interest
In a way that shows no energy or interest
In a boring way that does not keep people's attention
In a dull way that does not interest people
In a way that shows no interest or energy and is very dull
Antonyms
How Curious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word incuriously is made of the part in- meaning 'not' and curious, which comes from an old idea of 'care' or interest, like the everyday word care. So, to behave incuriously is to act 'without interest' or 'not curious'.