supercurious

From super- +‎ curious.

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supercurious (comparative more supercurious, superlative most supercurious)

1. Excessively curious or inquisitive.
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     the knife with which the sallet herbs are cut, according to the super-curious (especially oranges, limons, & c.), be of silver, and by no means of steel