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Inquisitive Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Inquisitive? [adj] showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow" [adj] inquiring or appearing to inquire; "an inquiring look"; "the police are proverbially inquisitive" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Inquisitive: curious \| inquiring \| questioning \| speculative \| wondering(a) Related Terms \| Find terms related to Inquisitive: agape \| agog \| all agog \| analytical \| burning with curiosity \| busy \| busybody \| consumed with curiosity \| curious \| exploring \| forward \| ghoulish \| gossipy \| impertinent \| inquiring \| inquisitorial \| interested \| intrusive \| investigative \| itchy \| meddlesome \| meddling \| morbid \| morbidly curious \| nosy \| officious \| open-eyed \| openmouthed \| overcurious \| presumptuous \| probing \| prurient \| prying \| pushing \| pushy \| questioning \| quizzical \| scopophiliac \| searching \| self-appointed \| snooping \| snoopy \| supercurious \| voyeuristic See Also \| Inquisitive In Webster's Dictionary \Inquis"itive\, a. [OE. inquisitif, F. inquisitif.] 1. Disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer. A wise man is not inquisitive about things impertinent. --Broome. 2. Given to examination, investigation, or research; searching; curious. A young, inquisitive, and sprightly genius. --I. Watts. Syn: Inquiring; prying; curious; meddling; intrusive. Usage: {Inquisitive}, {Curious}, {Prying}. Curious denotes a feeling, and inquisitive a habit. We are curious when we desire to learn something new; we are inquisitive when we set ourselves to gain it by inquiry or research. Prying implies inquisitiveness, and is more commonly used in a bad sense, as indicating a desire to penetrate into the secrets of others. [We] curious are to hear, What happens new. --Milton. This folio of four pages [a newspaper], happy work! Which not even critics criticise; that holds Inquisitive attention, while I read. --Cowper. Nor need we with a prying eye survey The distant skies, to find the Milky Way. --Creech. \Inquis"itive\, n. A person who is inquisitive; one curious in research. --Sir W. Temple.

Inquisitive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Inquisitive?

[adj] showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"
[adj] inquiring or appearing to inquire; "an inquiring look"; "the police are proverbially inquisitive"

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Inquisitive In Webster's Dictionary

\In*quis"i*tive\, a. [OE. inquisitif, F.
inquisitif.]
1. Disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do
   not concern the inquirer.

         A wise man is not inquisitive about things
         impertinent.                          --Broome.

2. Given to examination, investigation, or research;
   searching; curious.

         A young, inquisitive, and sprightly genius. --I.
                                               Watts.

Syn: Inquiring; prying; curious; meddling; intrusive.

Usage: {Inquisitive}, {Curious}, {Prying}. Curious denotes a
       feeling, and inquisitive a habit. We are curious when
       we desire to learn something new; we are inquisitive
       when we set ourselves to gain it by inquiry or
       research. Prying implies inquisitiveness, and is more
       commonly used in a bad sense, as indicating a desire
       to penetrate into the secrets of others.

             [We] curious are to hear, What happens new.
                                               --Milton.

             This folio of four pages [a newspaper], happy
             work! Which not even critics criticise; that
             holds Inquisitive attention, while I read.
                                               --Cowper.

             Nor need we with a prying eye survey The distant
             skies, to find the Milky Way.     --Creech.


\In*quis"i*tive\, n.
A person who is inquisitive; one curious in research. --Sir
W. Temple.

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