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Meaning of curiouser and curiouser | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1
ˌkjʊəɹɪəsə n̩ ˈkjʊəɹɪəsə

Definitions

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

idiomatic

Equivalents

Français de plus en plus curieux
Русский всё стра́ньше и стра́ньше

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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