Inquisitive

  • 21inquisitive — [ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv] adj keen to learn about a lot of different things, and asking a lot of questions Syn: curious an inquisitive journalist[/ex] inquisitively adv …

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  • 22inquisitive — /ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv / (say in kwizuhtiv) adjective 1. unduly curious; prying. 2. inquiring; desirous of or eager for knowledge. –noun 3. an inquisitive person. {Middle English inquisityf, from Old French} –inquisitively, adverb –inquisitiveness, noun …

  • 23inquisitive attention — index diligence (care) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 24Inquisitive Shrew Mole — Taxobox name = Inquisitive Shrew Mole status = EN | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Soricomorpha familia = Talpidae genus = Uropsilus species = U. investigator binomial = Uropsilus… …

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  • 25inquisitive — adjective Date: 14th century 1. given to examination or investigation 2. inclined to ask questions; especially inordinately or improperly curious about the affairs of others Synonyms: see curious • inquisitively adverb • inquisitiveness noun …

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  • 26inquisitive — Synonyms and related words: agape, agog, all agog, analytical, burning with curiosity, busy, busybody, consumed with curiosity, curious, exploring, forward, ghoulish, gossipy, impertinent, inquiring, inquisitorial, interested, intrusive,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27inquisitive — in·quis·i·tive || ɪn kwɪzÉ™tɪv adj. questioning, eager for knowledge, curious; nosy, prying …

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  • 28inquisitive — adjective interested in learning things; curious. ↘unduly curious; prying. Derivatives inquisitively adverb inquisitiveness noun …

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  • 29inquisitive — a. 1. Curious, inquiring, scrutinizing, given to research, fond of investigation. 2. Curious, prying, intrusively curious …

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  • 30inquisitive — adj 1. inquiring, questioning, probing, investigative; curious, eager, eager for knowledge, interested, burning with curiosity, dying to know. 2. prying, snoopy, Inf. nosy, meddlesome; intrusive, impertinent, persistent; spying, peeping,… …

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