neugieriger

Neugieriger is a German word used either as the comparative form of the adjective neugierig ("curious") or as an inflected form of that adjective in certain grammatical contexts. As a comparative, neugieriger means "more curious" and is commonly used with als to compare two entities (e.g., "Sie ist neugieriger als er" — "She is more curious than he is"). As an inflected positive form it can appear in noun phrases that require adjective endings, for example "ein neugieriger Junge" ("a curious boy").

The base adjective neugierig derives from neu ("new") and gierig ("greedy"), reflecting an older sense of an eager or probing interest. Modern usage covers a spectrum from neutral or positive senses of intellectual interest and inquisitiveness to negative senses of prying or intrusive attention, depending on context and tone.

Neugieriger participates in regular German adjective formation and comparison: positive neugierig, comparative neugieriger, superlative neugierigste/neugierigste(n). It appears across registers, in everyday speech, literature, psychology (as a trait related to curiosity), and idiomatic expressions. Related words include Neugier (curiosity), neugierig sein (to be curious), and neugierig machen (to arouse curiosity).