curiologic
adjective
cu·ri·o·log·ic
¦kyu̇rēə¦läjik
variants or curiological
-jə̇kəl
: representing things by their pictures instead of by symbols —used of hieroglyphic writing
curiologically adverb
-jə̇k(ə)lē
Word History
Etymology
curiologic from Late Greek kyriologikos in an obvious sense, from kyriologia obvious language (from Greek kyrios ruling, literal—from kyros power, might—+ -logia -logy) + Greek -ikos -ic; akin to Sanskrit śūra powerful, Latin cavus hollow; curiological from curiologic + -al