| 1. | given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind. |
| 2. | unduly or inappropriately curious; prying. |
| 3. | an inquisitive person: thick curtains to frustrate inquisitives. |

in·quis·i·tive (ĭn-kwĭz'ĭ-tĭv) adj.
[Middle English inquisitif, from Old French, from Late Latin inquīsītīvus, from Latin inquīsītus, past participle of inquīrere, to inquire; see inquire.] in·quis'i·tive·ly adv., in·quis'i·tive·ness n. |
"An housbonde shal nat been Inquisityf of goddes pryuetee nor of his wyf." [Chaucer, "Miller's Prologue"]