intrigued
in-TREEGDadjMeaning very curious and eager to know more
Memory hook IN a TREE? Curious!. A locked box sits high in the old oak tree. Who put it there, and what is inside? Kai can’t stop wondering: he is intrigued.
Lila was intrigued by the old map she found in the attic.
In context At first the detective thought the case was simple, but the muddy footprints that led nowhere left her intrigued, and she spent all night studying them.
Similar curious, fascinated, interested, captivated
Opposite bored, uninterested, indifferent
From French intriguer, “to puzzle,” from Italian intrigare (to tangle).