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cūrĭōsus, a, um, adj. [cura].

(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.
- - - - α 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.—
      - β With gen. (post-Aug.): medicinae, Plin. 25, 2, 3, § 7: memoriae, Aur. Vict. Caes. 20 fin.: curiosissimus famae suae, Capitol. Anton. Philos. 20.—
      - γ With circa: circa uxoris pudicitiam minus curiosus fuit, Capitol. Pert. 13, 8.—
      - δ 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 (562) (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.

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.

curiosus [CL] 1 a full of care, anxious. b careful, concerned. c skilful, accomplished. a ~us, ancxius GlC C 931; ~us, carful Ælf. Sup.; in hac ego miserabili et ~a languesco curia Map NC IV 14; Wycl. Act. 31 (v. conviatio 2). b si vestra ~ae sollicitudinis solertia plenius animadverti maluerit Aldh. VirgP 13; 1196 nos‥de commodo sancte ecclesie ~i (Lit. Regis) Diceto YH 140; s1364 rex ~us factus est circa castellum de Wyndelesore reparandum Eul. Hist. III 234. c 1467 artifex ~issimus (v. broudatorius). 2 elaborate, ornate. b (w. cantus) pricksong. providenda nunc sunt permanentibus copiosa, adventantibus ~a G. Hoyland Ascet. 283c; Spec. Eccl. 29 (v. curiositas 2a); 1300 (v. birratus); s1303 Bonifacius papa VIII‥sepultus fuit Rome‥in ~o sepulcro et nobili Ad. Mur. 6; 1388 [baculus pastoralis] operis ~i Invent. Westm. 221; Hist. Durh. 5 (v. circumspicuus); 1575 partletts sciss’‥cum scissura valde ~a Ac. LChamb. 66 f. 9 (cf. Misc. LChamb. 34 p. 276: cut‥with a very busy cutt). b 1504 (v. 2 cantus 2b). 3 curious, inquisitive; b (w. inf.). 9‥ ~us, fyrwetgeorn GlH C 2214; Ailr. Serm. 16 (v. claudere 1d); devotimagis quam ~i, qui ejus sancta interiora conspexerant R. Cold. Cuthb. 41; Ib. 91 (v. curiositas 3). b in sanctum corpus temerarie extendit digitum, experiri ~us an illud adhuc esset solidum Gosc. Transl. Aug. 37B. 4 (as sb. m.): a (papal) investigator (? infl. by curia). b ‘care-taker’ (official of Grammontine order). a permissu Paschalis pape, cui res a ~is enucleata patuit Ord. Vit. VIII 23 p. 410. b duo in ordine [Grandimontanorum] sunt constituti, prior et unus laicus, qui ‘~us’ vocatur quique respondet priori suo ceterisque reddendo compotum suum‥de receptis suis Gir. Spec. III 21 p. 258. 5 (infl. by curia) courteous. CathA (v. curialis 4a).

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 sʼapplique à la médecine ¶ 2 soigneux à lʼexcès, 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 dʼune pure curiosité || [mauv. part] curieux, indiscret : Cic. Fin. 1, 3 ; Fl. 70 || vétilleux : Cic. Fin. 2, 28 || [pris subst^t ] 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.

cūriōsus, a, um (cura)

1. zorgvuldig, oplettend, geïnteresseerd; ➤ auribus erectis curiosisque alqd audire (Sen.); -is oculis (met speurende ogen) perspici non posse; in omni historia ~ in alles wat met geschiedenis te maken heeft;
2. weetgierig; nieuwsgierig; ➤ homines naturā -i sunt;
3. bezorgd.

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。

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, Facetus, dicax, urbanus. Papias MS. Haud absimili prorsus ratione Gallice quandoque dicimus, Curieux, pro Concinno et eleganti.

, Κουριωσσός, Palladio in Vita Chrysostomi pag. 15. Edit. Emerici Bigotii. Gloss. Basil. : Κουρίοσος, εἶδος ἀξιώματος. Sic autem appellabantur, qui delecti ex Memorialibus, atque etiam ex Agentibus in rebus, ab Imperatoribus, per singulas provincias, modo duo, modo singuli, annuum munus acturi mittebantur, qui et cursui publico invigilarent, ne videlicet citra evectionem quis eo uteretur, et omnia, quæ geri in Republica viderent, ad Principis notitiam deferrent. Unde recte Scaliger ad Manilii lib. 5. dixit, Curiosos idem munus obiisse, quod in Gallia Contrarotulatores dispositorum equorum, les Controlleurs des Postes. In Notitia Imperii occurrunt Curiosi cursus publici præsentalis, et Curiosi per omnes Provincias, sub dispositione Magistri Officiorum ; Curiosi litorum, in Novella Theod. et Valent. de Tribut. fiscal. Curiosorum fit etiam mentio apud Firmicum lib. 3. cap. 13. Tertullianum lib. de Fuga in persecut. Athanasium Apolog. 2. Suidam in Vita Chrysostomi, etc. qui cum multiplici nequitia et concussionibus infamarentur, sublati demum sunt a Juliano Imp. De his pluribus agit præterea titulus Codicis Theodos. de Curiosis, (6, 29.) et ibi Jacobus Gothofredus. apud Ordericum Vitalem lib. 8. pag. 704. videntur iidem, qui Curiales. , in Aresto Parlam. Paris. 15. Jan. 1322. Antiqua Statuta ejusdem Ordinis in Anecd. Marten. tom. 4. col. 1232. n. 15 : Ad portam eat ille quem Corrector et Curiosus huic officio deputandum decreverit pro communi utilitate et pace. Literæ Simonis Archiep. Bituric. ann. 1223. pro iisd. Grandimontensibus, Anecd. Marten. tom. 1. col. 910 : Duobus singularum domorum ministerio deputandis, uno videlicet Clerico, alioque Converso : quorum alter, Conversus scilicet Curiosi, Clericus vero Correctoris officium gereret, secundum quod etiam nunc observatur in Ordine supradicto. Corrector spiritualium curam gerebat. Curiosus temporalium.

, Elegans, exquisitus, qua notione Curieux usurpamus. Testam. Joan. Fabri Carnot. episc. ann. 1390. inter Instr. tom. 8. Gall. Christ. col. 379 : Vellemque, et ita de bonis meis ordino, tumbam corpori meo superponi simplicem, non Curiosam, quæ pretium l. francorum auri non excedat. Curieux, Studiosus, diligens, in Lit. remiss. ann. 1374. ex Reg. 106. Chartoph. reg. ch. 378 : Le suppliant fery ledit enfant plus pour le doctriner et enseigner, afin que autrefoiz il feust plus soigneux et Curieux de icelles bestes garder.

cūriōsus adj.with comp.and sup.

cura, bestowing care, painstaking, careful, diligent, thoughtful, devoted, attentive: in omni historiā: ad investigandum curiosior.—Inquiring eagerly, curious, inquisitive: nemo, T.: in re p.: curiosissimi homines: oculi.—Meddlesome, officious, curious, prying, inquisitive: patere me esse curiosum: homo.

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