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1. (adj.) inquisitive
given to inquiry or research; eager for knowledge; curious.
2. inquisitive
unduly curious; prying.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME inquisitif < MF < LL inquīsītīvus <inquīrere; see inquire)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a)
showing curiosity
"if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"
2. (adj) inquisitive
inquiring or appearing to inquire
"an inquiring look"; "the police are proverbially inquisitive"
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1. (adjective) inquisitive
eager to find new information; = curious
an inquisitive young woman
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) inquisitive
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer
2. (adj) inquisitive
given to examination, investigation, or research; searching; curious
3. (noun) inquisitive
a person who is inquisitive; one curious in research
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Sense: eager to find out about other people's affairs
He was rather inquisitive about the cost of our house; inquisitive neighbours.
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 Afrikaans: nuuskierig |
 Arabic: مُحِب للإسْتِطْلاع، فُضول |
 Bulgarian: любознателен |
 Brazilian: curioso |
 Czech: zvědavý |
 German: neugierig |
 Danish: nysgerrig; emsig |
 Greek: περίεργος, αδιάκριτος |
 Spanish: curioso, preguntón |
 Estonian: uudishimulik |
 Farsi: کنجکاو؛ فضول |
 Finnish: utelias |
 French: (trop) curieux |
 Hebrew: סקרָנִי |
 Hindi: जिज्ञासु |
 Croatian: radoznao |
 Hungarian: kíváncsi |
 Indonesian: ingin tahu |
 Icelandic: hnÿsinn, spurull, nærgöng |
 Italian: curioso |
 Japanese: せんさく好きな |
 Korean: 캐묻기 좋아하는 |
 Lithuanian: smalsus,žingeidus |
 Latvian: zinātkārs; ziņkārīgs |
 Malay: ingin tahu |
 Dutch: nieuwsgierig |
 Norwegian: vitebegjærlig, nysgjerrig |
 Polish: wścibski |
 Persian: کنجکاو؛ فضول |
 Pashto: بيځايه پلټونكى، لټونكى، پ |
 Portuguese: curioso |
 Romanian: curios, indiscret |
 Russian: любопытный |
 Slovak: zvedavý |
 Slovenian: radoveden |
 Serbian: ljubopitljiv |
 Swedish: frågvis, nyfiken |
 Thai: ซึ่งอยากรู้อยากเห็น |
 Turkish: meraklı |
 Taiwanese: 愛問東問西的 |
 Ukrainian: цікавий, допитливий |
 Urdu: متجسس |
 Vietnamese: tò mò |
 Chinese: 爱打听的 |
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