Inquisitive
111Researchful — Re*search ful ( f?l), a. Making researches; inquisitive. [R.] Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …
112Speculative — Spec u*la*tive (sp[e^]k [ u]*l[.a]*t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. sp[ e]culatif, L. speculativus.] 1. Given to speculation; contemplative. [1913 Webster] The mind of man being by nature speculative. Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. Involving, or formed by,… …
113Speculatively — Speculative Spec u*la*tive (sp[e^]k [ u]*l[.a]*t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. sp[ e]culatif, L. speculativus.] 1. Given to speculation; contemplative. [1913 Webster] The mind of man being by nature speculative. Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. Involving, or formed …
114Speculativeness — Speculative Spec u*la*tive (sp[e^]k [ u]*l[.a]*t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. sp[ e]culatif, L. speculativus.] 1. Given to speculation; contemplative. [1913 Webster] The mind of man being by nature speculative. Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. Involving, or formed …
115Supercurious — Su per*cu ri*ous, a. Excessively curious or inquisitive. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] …
116busybody — noun Date: 1526 an officious or inquisitive person …
117curiosity — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. desire to know: a. inquisitive interest in others concerns ; nosiness b. interest leading to inquiry < intellectual curiosity > …
118nosy — or nosey adjective (nosier; est) Etymology: 1nose Date: 1882 of prying or inquisitive disposition or quality ; intrusive • nosily adverb • nosiness noun …
119prier — also pryer noun Date: 1552 one that pries; especially an inquisitive person …
120prying — adjective Date: 1552 inquisitive in an annoying, officious, or meddlesome way Synonyms: see curious • pryingly adverb …