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[ in-kwiz -i-tiv ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪnˈkwɪz ɪ tɪv / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind.
unduly or inappropriately curious; prying.
noun an inquisitive person: thick curtains to frustrate inquisitives.
Origin of inquisitive 1350–1400; <Late Latin inquīsītīvus, equivalent to Latin inquīsīt (us ) (see inquisition) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English inquisitif <Middle French <Late Latin, as above
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synonym study for inquisitive 2 . See curious.
OTHER WORDS FROM inquisitive in·quis·i·tive·ly, adverb in·quis·i·tive·ness, noun su·per·in·quis·i·tive, adjective su·per·in·quis·i·tive·ly, adverb
su·per·in·quis·i·tive·ness, noun un·in·quis·i·tive, adjective un·in·quis·i·tive·ly, adverb un·in·quis·i·tive·ness, noun
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Words nearby inquisitive inquiries, inquiring, inquiry, inquisition, inquisitionist, inquisitive , inquisitor, Inquisitor-General, inquisitorial, inquisitress, inquorate
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Example sentences from the Web for inquisitive Indeed, the crowd at my reading was attentive, inquisitive —and willing to spend money on printed books.
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As Gondry asks Chomsky about his childhood, the answer soon becomes clear: a skeptical, inquisitive , combative mind.
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Like Socrates, Street Epistemologists are to understand themselves as inquisitive teachers, not combative lecturers.
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I was inquisitive and knew I had the ideal partner to explore new territory with.
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She was smart, athletic, inquisitive , a force to be reckoned with.
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The heavy shutters and ponderous doors are always locked, except when some inquisitive foreigner desires to view.
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His inquisitive nose now drew him to a small bag of tobacco beside which lay a much blackened cob pipe.
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Then he seized it and hurled it directly at the inquisitive head.
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How inquisitive the creature was, yet how seldom would it feed from the hand.
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I had no inquisitive tendencies, and I was just at the age when people take the future for granted.
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British Dictionary definitions for inquisitive adjective excessively curious, esp about the affairs of others; prying
eager to learn; inquiring
Derived forms of inquisitive inquisitively , adverb inquisitiveness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to inquisitive analytical, nosy, forward, impertinent, inquiring, interested, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, personal, presumptuous, prying, questioning, searching, speculative, inquisitorial, investigative, probing, challenging, peering