"overcuriously" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /əʊvəˈkjʊəɹɪəsli/ [UK] Forms: more overcuriously [comparative], most overcuriously [superlative]
Etymology: From overcurious + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|overcurious|ly}} overcurious + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} overcuriously (comparative more overcuriously, superlative most overcuriously)
  1. With too much curiosity; in an overcurious manner.
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