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Latin
Etymology
From incūria (“carelessness, negligence”) + -ōsus (“full of”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
incūriōsus (feminine incūriōsa, neuter incūriōsum); first/second-declension adjective
- (usually with genitive or ablative) careless, negligent
- (usually with genitive or ablative) indifferent, unconcerned
- (in a passive sense) not made or done with care
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
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References
- “incuriosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “incuriosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- incuriosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- incuriosus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016