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Webster 1913 Edition

Incurious

In-cu′ri-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
incuriosus
: cf. F.
incurieux
. See
In-
not, and
Curious
.]
Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless.
Carelessnesses and
incurious
deportments toward their children.
Jer. Taylor.

Webster 1828 Edition

Incurious

INCU'RIOUS

,
Adj.
[in and curious.] Destitute of curiosity; not curious or inquisitive; inattentive.

Definition 2024

incurious

incurious

English

Adjective

incurious ‎(comparative more incurious, superlative most incurious)

  1. Lacking interest or curiosity; uninterested.
  2. apathetic or indifferent.

References

  1. ↑ “incurious” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Etymology

From Latin incūriōsum ‎(“careless”), from in- ‎(“un-”) and cūriōsum ‎(“careful”). Attested since the 1560s, originally meaning ‘heedless and negligent.’ The sense of ‘uninquisitive’ dates from the 1610s, and the sense of ‘unworthy of attention’ from 1747.[1]

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