Phrase guide

curiouser and curiouser

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkjʊəɹɪəsə n̩ ˈkjʊəɹɪəsə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkjɔː-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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