= inquisitorial, adj. 2.

Of or pertaining to the Inquisition; of or pertaining to inquisition or inquiry, esp. such as is harsh, strict, or prying; inquisitorial.

Desirous of making inquisition; eager to play the inquisitor.

Of the character of an inquisitor; like, or like that of, an inquisitor; offensively or impertinently inquiring, prying.