curiouser
More and more odd
Curiouser is a playful comparative form of curious, famously coined by Lewis Carroll in *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*: Curiouser and curiouser!
The standard form is "more curious," but curiouser persists as a whimsical or literary alternative, usually echoing Alice's exclamation when things grow increasingly strange.
Common female name
- nonsensicalWithout coherent meaning
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
- topsy-turvyInverted or disordered
- absurdistBeliever in cosmic meaninglessness
playful · literary · Carrollian · madcap · fanciful · peculiar · surreal · dreamlike
Person not yet known
- odderMore unusual than before
- weirderMore strange
- puzzlingCausing confusion or bewilderment
- mystifyingCausing complete confusion
baffling · perplexing · astonishing · marveling · bewildering · surprising · fascinating · intriguing
Thoroughly investigating something
- investigatingSeeking facts systematically
- searchingLooking to find
- examiningInspecting with care
- exploringTraveling to learn firsthand
prying · nosy · snooping · scrutinizing · analytical · speculative · keen · eager
Alice
Common female name
- nonsensicalWithout coherent meaning
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
- topsy-turvyInverted or disordered
absurdist · playful · literary · Carrollian · madcap · fanciful · peculiar · surreal · dreamlike · illogical
stranger
Person not yet known
mystifying · baffling · perplexing · astonishing · marveling · bewildering · surprising · fascinating · intriguing · captivating
probing
Thoroughly investigating something
- investigatingSeeking facts systematically
- searchingLooking to find
- examiningInspecting with care
exploring · prying · nosy · snooping · scrutinizing · analytical · speculative · keen · eager · interested
- Lewis CarrollJabberwocky, Alice in Wonderland, Cheshire, Queen of Hearts, Humpty Dumpty
curiouserprosaic
Lacking imagination or excitement
matter-of-fact · straightforward · humdrum · dry as dust · by the book
- curious mind
- Curious GeorgeNosy monkey character
- curiouser and curiouserProgressively more peculiar
- curious onlooker
- stay curiousKeep seeking knowledge
- sober curiousInterested in abstaining