phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌkjʊəɹɪəsə n̩ ˈkjʊəɹɪəsə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkjɔː-/
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General-American:/ˌkjʊɹiəsɚ n̩ ˈkjʊɹiəsɚ/
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phrase
Meaning 1
Used to describe or react to an increasingly mysterious or peculiar situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by the English author Lewis Carroll (1832–1898): see the quotation.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
kummallisempaa ja kummallisempaa
— used to describe or react to an increasingly mysterious or peculiar situation
French:
de plus en plus curieux
— used to describe or react to an increasingly mysterious or peculiar situation
Hungarian:
egyre furcsábbak a dolgok
— used to describe or react to an increasingly mysterious or peculiar situation
Russian:
всё стра́ньше и стра́ньше
(vsjo stránʹše i stránʹše)
— used to describe or react to an increasingly mysterious or peculiar situation