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willed curiosity
Hi,
I don't know what "willed curiosity" mean, could anyone help me out?
Thank you very much.
"H walked alongside the Bayshore Golf Club, watching with a willed curiosity the retirees out for their first eighteen holes."
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Re: willed curiosity

Originally Posted by
IQU3838
Hi,
I don't know what "willed curiosity" mean, could anyone help me out?
Thank you very much.
"H walked alongside the Bayshore Golf Club, watching with a willed curiosity the retirees out for their first eighteen holes."
It seems to be saying that he was willing himself to be curious, rather than actually feeling curious.
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Re: willed curiosity

Originally Posted by
bhaisahab
It seems to be saying that he was willing himself to be curious, rather than actually feeling curious.
That was the conclusion I came to. It does seem a slightly strange thing to say in that context. I suppose the speaker might have been out for a walk with a friend who was talking at length about the fascination of watching retirees playing golf.
I'd be more likely to strike such a friend off my list than to will curiosity.
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