acquisitively

Katherine's blue eyes flashed acquisitively; she recalled Lady Bess's plea with dismay.

Dearly Beloved 2010

Did I lean forward acquisitively to accept it from the noisome fingers, reluctant that so serene a prize should be retained in so coarse a setting?

Tropic Days 2003

Two white-robed debteras brought forward a stool of African ebony, so beautifully carved that Nicholas eyed it acquisitively.

The Seventh Scroll Smith, Wilbur 1995

And what would happen when one of the Enemy's scouts came nosing acquisitively, at long last, into the Solar system of Earth --- even around so cold, dark and useless a world as the satellite of Proserpine, far beyond Pluto?

Anywhen Blish, James 1970

He felt the beginnings of indignation, yet he looked back at the letter acquisitively; its interest was intrinsic.

A Daughter of To-Day Sara Jeannette Duncan

Did I lean forward acquisitively to accept it from the noisome fingers, reluctant that so serene a prize should be retained in so coarse a setting?

Tropic Days 1887

Of course I admit that when it's a question of a life spent, like his, in waiting, acquisitively, for the cat to jump, the only thing for one, at a given moment, as against that signal, is to be found one's self by the animal in the line of its trajectory.

The Outcry Henry James 1879

And our Seals business within HST is also achieving great growth across multiple attractive life science and other instrumentation product markets and we'll grow this platform both internally and acquisitively.

unknown title 2011

Fortress must focus on righting its own ship before expanding acquisitively, said

Dealscape 2009

With his long fingers curled acquisitively around its edges, the king’s heavily lidded eyes homed in on the little gilded garter, painted around St. George’s left leg. Perhaps he permitted himself a small smile at this divine representation of his favorite subject, his courtiers nodding and smiling too and concurring noisily at the marvel of the thing.

The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006