inquisitive

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He's too--inquisitive, shall we put it?--though I daresay he means it for the best He's suspicious," said Mr Rogers.

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  1. adjective Inclined to investigate; eager for knowledge.
  2. adjective Unduly curious and inquiring. See Synonyms at curious.

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  • Expression - bright, inquisitive, alert, and intelligent.
  • Microsoft is looking for a highly motivated senior program manager with a creative, inquisitive, and explorative mind who is passionate about shipping quality software. —  CrunchBoard Jobs
  • They are the most non-inquisitive, gullible as hell, dumb as dirt people you can find, willing to believe any story, no matter how fantastical, as long as it slams on Democrats. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • As a young girl, Betty was intelligent, inquisitive, and popular amongst her peers. —  Quazen
  • And do you know what the first qualification is?--that you give up every penny you possess in the world Well Well The two friends stared at each other--the one calmly inquisitive, the other astounded I thought you would have burst out laughing!" —  Sunrise
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observant ·  inquire ·  thoughtful ·  eager ·  shrewd ·  suspicious ·  cautious ·  mischievous ·  shy ·  ambitious ·  talkative ·  appreciative
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English inquisitif, from Old French, from Late Latin inquīsītīvus, from Latin inquīsītus, past participle of inquīrere, to inquire; see inquire.

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  1. from Middle English enquesitif, from Old French inquisitif, French inquisitif = Spanish inquisitivo, from Latin as if *inquisitivus, from inquirere, past participle inquisitus, inquire into: see inquire.
 

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/ɪnˈkwɪzɪtɪv/
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