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Latin > English

curiosus curiosa -um, curiosior -or -us, curiosissimus -a -um ADJ :: careful, diligent, painstaking; attentive; fussy; meddlesome, interfering
curiosus curiosus curiosa -um, curiosior -or -us, curiosissimus -a -um ADJ :: labored/elaborate/complicated; eager to know, curious, inquisitive; careworn
curiosus curiosus curiosi N M :: spy, one who is prying; scout; informer; class of secret spys; secret police

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cūrĭōsus: a, um, adj. cura.
I (Acc. to cura, I.) Bestowing care or pains upon a thing, applying one's self assiduously, careful, diligent, thoughtful, devoted (class.; esp. freq. in Cic.).
   A In gen.
   (a)    With in or ad: in omni historiā curiosus, Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 108: si me nihilo minus nosti curiosum in re publicā quam te, id. Att. 5, 14, 3: ad investigandum curiosior, id. Fam. 4, 13, 5.—
   (b)    With gen. (post-Aug.): medicinae, Plin. 25, 2, 3, § 7: memoriae, Aur. Vict. Caes. 20 fin.: curiosissimus famae suae, Capitol. Anton. Philos. 20.—
   (g)    With circa: circa uxoris pudicitiam minus curiosus fuit, Capitol. Pert. 13, 8.—
   (d)    Absol.: non quidem doctus, sed curiosus, Petr. 46, 6; so, pictor, id. 29, 4: felicitas Horatii, id. 118, 5: manus, id. 13, 1: consilia, Quint. 7, 5, 2: interpolatione, Plin. 13, 12, 23, § 75 al. —*
   2    With the access. idea of excess, too eager: est etiam supervacua (ut sic dixerim) operositas, ut a diligenti curiosus et a religione superstitio distat, Quint. 8, 3, 55.—
   B In partic., inquiring eagerly or anxiously about a thing, inquiring into, in a good or bad sense; curious, inquisitive.
   1    In gen.: ne curiosissimi quidem homines exquirendo audire tam multa possunt, quam, etc., Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 97; id. Fam. 3, 1, 1; Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 5; Quint. 1, 8, 21; 11, 3, 143; * Hor. Epod. 17, 77 al.: curiosis oculis perspici non possit, Cic. Sest. 9, 22.—
   2    Implying censure ( = πολυπράγμων), meddlesome, officious, curious, prying, inquisitive: primum patere me esse curiosum, Cic. Fl. 29, 70; id. Fin. 2, 9, 28 Madv.; 1, 1, 3; id. Att. 15, 26, 5; cf.: quare ut homini curioso ita perscribe ad me, id. ib. 4, 11, 2: curiosum aliquem extimescere, Petr. 127: Quae (basia) nec pernumerare curiosi Possint, Cat. 7, 11 Ellis ad loc.—
   b Post-Aug., subst.: cūrĭōsus, i, m., of one who is prying, a spy, scout: curiosum ac speculatorem ratus, Suet. Aug. 27.—Later, a class of secret spies, secret police, an informer, etc.; cf. Cod. Just. 12, tit. 23: De Curiosis et Stationariis al.—
II (Acc. to cura, II.) Lit., that injures himself by care; hence, transf., emaciated, wasted, lean: belua, Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 26 (v. the passage in connection); cf.: nempe ille vivit carie curiosior, Afran. ap. Non. p. 21, 28 (Com. Rel. v. 250 Rib.).—Adv.: cūrĭŏsē.
   A (Acc. to I. A.) With care, carefully: involvendus vestimentis, Cels. 2, 17; cf. Petr. 63, 6; Col. 12, 55, 2: cavere, Suet. Aug. 40 al.—Comp., Vitr. 7, 4.—Sup., Col. 11, 2, 18.—*
   2    Too nicely, carefully, or particularly: curiose potius quam Latine loqui, Quint. 8, 1, 2.—
   B (Acc. to I. B. 2.) Inquisitively, curiously: inquirerem, Suet. Vesp. 1.—Comp.: curiosius conquiram, Cic. Brut. 35, 133: facere aliquid, id. N. D. 1, 5, 10: animadvertunt ea, quae domi fiunt (pueri), id. Fin. 5, 15, 42.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cūrĭōsus,¹¹ a, um (cura),
1 qui a du soin, soigneux : in omni historia curiosus Cic. Tusc. 1, 108, qui apporte ses soins à toute espèce de recherche historique ; ad investigandum curiosior Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 5, plus scrupuleux dans ses recherches ; medicinæ Plin. 25, 7, qui s’applique à la médecine
2 soigneux à l’excès, minutieux : Varro L. 6, 46 ; Quint. 8, 3, 55 ; cf. Gell. 13, 1 ; 18, 15
3 avide de savoir, curieux : curiosissimi homines Cic. Nat. 1, 97, les hommes les plus avides de savoir (Fam. 3, 1, 1 ; Varro R. 2, 3, 5 ) ; curiosis oculis Cic. Sest. 22, avec des yeux curieux ; omnia scire, cujuscumque modi sint, cupere curiosorum est putandum Cic. Fin. 5, 49, désirer tout savoir, sans choix, doit être regardé comme le fait d’une pure curiosité || [mauv. part] curieux, indiscret : Cic. Fin. 1, 3 ; Fl. 70 || vétilleux : Cic. Fin. 2, 28 || [pris substt] espion : Suet. Aug. 27 ; [et plus tard] agent de police secrète : Cod. Just. 12, 22, tit., etc.
4 qui a du souci, cf. curio 3 : Afran. 250.

Latin > German (Georges)

cūriōsus, a, um, Adi. m. Compar. u. Superl. (cura), I) (v. cura no. I) voll Sorge oder Sorgfalt, voll Interesse, A) im allg.: a) aktiv = mit großer Sorgfalt-, mit großem Interesse- (mit großer Teilnahme-), mit großer Aufmerksamkeit verfahrend, sorgfältig, es genau nehmend, aufmerksam, α) absol.: pastor, Varro: pictor, manus, Petron.: quidam curiosior, gar teilnehmend, Phaedr.: curiosis (mit forschenden) oculis perspici non posse, Cic.: curiosis oculis speculari alqd, Val. Max.: auribus erectis curiosisque audire alqd, Sen. – β) mit Genet. = Sorge tragend für usw., sich kümmernd um usw., sich interessierend für usw., medicinae peculiariter c., Plin.: memoriae curiosi, Geschichtschreiber, Aur. Vict.: iuvenis cito omnis officii curiosus, Sen.: deus non exaudiens vota nec nostri curiosus, Sen.: famae suae curiosissimus, Capit. – γ) mit in u. Abl.: permulta alia colligit Chrysippus, ut est in omni historia (in allem Geschichtlichen) curiosus, Cic. Tusc. 1, 108. – δ) m. ad u. Akk.: quo minus familiaris sum, hoc sum ad investigandum curiosior, desto angelegener lasse ich es mir sein, ihn auszuforschen, Cic. ep. 4, 13, 5. – ε) m. circa u. Akk.: circa uxoris pudicitiam minus curiosus fuit, Capit. Pert. 13, 8. – b) passiv = mit großer Sorgfalt (Aufmerksamkeit) betrieben, sorgfältig, aufmerksam, victus, Cels.: consilia, Quint.: curiosior sui cul tus, Val. Max.: curiosior observatio, Cels. u. Val. Max. – m. ad (in bezug auf) u. Akk.: fuit vestitu ad munditiem curioso, Macr. sat. 2, 9 (3, 13), 4: oculis ad libidinem curiosis, Cypr. de habit. virg. 19. – B) insbes.: a) wißbegierig, neugierig, vorwitzig, isti curiosi, Cic.: sunt homines naturā curiosi, Plin. ep.: ut ipse nosti curiosus, Hor.: primum patĕre me esse curiosum, Cic.: nihil curiosius otiosis, Plin. ep.: ne curiosissimi quidem homines exquirendo audire tam multa possunt, quam etc., Cic. – m. in u. Abl., si me nihilo minus nosti curiosum in re publica quam te, Cic. ad Att. 5, 14, 3. – dah. zur Kaiserzeit, curiosum ac speculatorem ratus, für einen Aufpasser u. Späher, Suet. Aug. 27, 3: später eine bes. Klasse geheimer Aufpasser, Polizeispitzel, Angeber, Denunzianten, Cod. Theod. 12. tit. 23. – b) pedantisch im Ausdrucke, überfein, Quint. 8, 3, 55. – II) (v. cura no. II) »kummervoll«; dah. vor Kummer abgezehrt, Afran. com. 250.

Latin > Chinese

curiosus, a, um. adj. c. s. :: 好事者。勤學者。偷看者。多事者。— nemo est quin sit malevolus 多事者必爲乖戾徒。 Medicinae curiosus 好學醫。