inquisitive
an inquisitive person: thick curtains to frustrate inquisitives.
Origin of inquisitive
1synonym study For inquisitive
Opposites for inquisitive
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
- un·in·quis·i·tive, adjective
- un·in·quis·i·tive·ly, adverb
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How to use inquisitive in a sentence
With its inquisitive eyes, furry snout, and lush pelt, the mouse—nicknamed Xiao Zhu, or Little Bamboo—nimbly perched on a bamboo stalk, striking a pretty pose for the camera.
Scientists Use CRISPR to Condense a Million Years of Evolution Into Mere Months | Shelly Fan | September 11, 2022 | Singularity HubTheir attitude toward foreign journalists, once they were in control of Kabul, was generally friendly and inquisitive.
After the Fall: What Afghanistan Looks Like Since the Taliban Takeover | Lorenzo Tugnoli | August 4, 2022 | Washington PostStill, she hopes these inquisitive folks take her age—74, thank you—as a reminder that everyone still has time to hike, no matter how many years they’ve been at home, awaiting their turn.
The Retirees Who Hiked Out of Suburbia and into the Long-Trail Record Books | awise | February 15, 2022 | Outside OnlineIt’s inquisitive, curious, and a little rebellious about it, because that’s what teenagers are.
The Daily Beast’s 21 Best TV Shows of 2021: From ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Succession’ to ‘Sex Education’ | Kevin Fallon | December 20, 2021 | The Daily Beast“Highly inquisitive, highly playful, always cheerful,” he recalls.
For Next AG, Obama Picks a Quiet Fighter With a Heavy Punch | Michael Daly | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But what about the eloquent, book smart, interesting, quirky, inquisitive black woman, you ask?
Lifetime’s ‘Girlfriend Intervention’: The Fairy Black Mothers TV Doesn’t Need | Phoebe Robinson | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIndeed, the crowd at my reading was attentive, inquisitive—and willing to spend money on printed books.
Friends say he was a highly inquisitive man and kept his ear close to the ground.
As Gondry asks Chomsky about his childhood, the answer soon becomes clear: a skeptical, inquisitive, combative mind.
Gaze not upon another man's wife, and be not inquisitive after his handmaid, and approach not her bed.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousSome were inquisitive enough to ask, Has a treaty been signed or a trick been played upon the rebels?
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanHe hands a lady out; her pale blue silk domino hides her effectually from the inquisitive gaze of the crowd.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsNo more inquisitive cruisers ready to let fly a salvo at anything that stirs.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe man's nature was inquisitive, and he was indulging idle conjectures as to what might be the news this courier brought.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for inquisitive
/ (ɪnˈkwɪzɪtɪv) /
excessively curious, esp about the affairs of others; prying
eager to learn; inquiring
Derived forms of inquisitive
- inquisitively, adverb
- inquisitiveness, noun
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