curious-mindedadj.
Having a curious or inquisitive or strange mind.
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the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective]
inquisitivec1386
inquiring1598
investigating1631
inquirous1632
burrow-headed1650
curious1653
interested1665
inquisitous1694
interrogative1709
yuky1719
Eve-ish1753
inquisite1808
wondering1810
percontatorial1849
questionous1893
quizzy1920
curious-minded1928
1928 T. E. Lawrence Lett. (1938) 599 He'd not likely kill an unarmed, solitary man (Arabs are very curious-minded).
1930 M. Mead Growing up in New Guinea i. 1 One of the most fascinating studies open to the curious minded.
1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring i. ii. 62 The most inquisitive and curious-minded of that family.
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