Inquisitive

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Inclined to investigate; eager for knowledge.
  • adj. Unduly curious and inquiring. See Synonyms at curious.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Eager to acquire knowledge.
  • adj. Too curious; overly interested; nosy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer.
  • adj. Given to examination, investigation, or research; searching; curious.
  • n. A person who is inquisitive; one curious in research.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Addicted to inquiry or research; disposed to seek information; given to prying into matters; eagerly curious.
  • Marked by inquiry; questioning; curious; hence, searching out; bringing to view.
  • Synonyms Prying, etc. (see curious), inquiring.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. showing curiosity
  • adj. inquiring or appearing to inquire
  • Equivalent
    curious    inquiring   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    intrusive    curious    prying    inquiring    meddling    searching   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    observant    inquire    thoughtful    eager    shrewd    suspicious    cautious    mischievous    shy    ambitious