in·cu·ri·ous

(ĭn-kyo͝or′ē-əs)

adj.

Lacking intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity; uninterested.

in·cu′ri·os′i·ty (-ŏs′ĭ-tē), in·cu′ri·ous·ness n.

in·cu′ri·ous·ly adv.

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incuriousness

noun

Lack of emotion or interest:

apathy, disinterest, impassivity, incuriosity, indifference, insensibility, insensibleness, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, phlegm, stolidity, stolidness, unconcern, uninterest, unresponsiveness.

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In The Washington Post on Thursday, reporters Greg Miller, Greg Jaffe and Philip Rucker offer a stunning description of the president's curious incuriousness when it comes to the question of Russian interference in our elections.

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"I feel a fundamental crippling incuriousness about our officers, too much body and too little head."

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