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curiouser and curiouser

Phrase CEFR C1
ˌkjʊəɹɪəsə n̩ ˈkjʊəɹɪəsə

Definitions

Used to describe or react to an increasingly mysterious or peculiar situation.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“"Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak⟳ good English); "now I'm opening out like⟳ the largest telescope that ever was! Good-bye, feet!"”
“Greco-German ‘Fingergate’ Gets Curiouser and Curiouser [title]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

curls for the girls curses, like chickens, come home to roost cushion for the pushin' cut with a knife and fork cutaneo- CWO

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