- searchingness
- search·ing·ness
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searchingness
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Searchingness — Searching Search ing, a. Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as, a searching discourse; a searching eye. Piercing, searching, biting, cold. Dickens. [1913 Webster] {Search ing*ly}, adv. {Search ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
searchingness — noun The state or quality of being searching … Wiktionary
searchingness — noun ( es) : searching quality or state … Useful english dictionary
searching — searchingly, adv. searchingness, n. /serr ching/, adj. 1. examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection. 2. acutely observant or penetrating: a searching glance; a searching mind. 3. piercing or sharp: a searching wind. [1570 80;… … Universalium
inquiry — inquiry, inquisition, investigation, inquest, probe, research all mean a search for truth, knowledge, or information. Inquiry is the most general of these terms, applicable to such search regardless of the means (as questioning, observation, or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
