be+inquisitive
21inquisitive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. questioning; curious, prying, meddlesome, busybodyish. See curiosity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. curious, inquiring, prying, speculative, questioning, interested, intrusive, meddling, meddlesome,… …
22inquisitive — adjective we laughed when Brian said his sister was studying journalism she was always such an inquisitive little pest Syn: curious, interested, intrigued, prying, spying, eavesdropping, intrusive, busybody, meddlesome, snooping; inquiring,… …
23inquisitive — [ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv] adj keen to learn about a lot of different things, and asking a lot of questions Syn: curious an inquisitive journalist[/ex] inquisitively adv …
24inquisitive — /ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv / (say in kwizuhtiv) adjective 1. unduly curious; prying. 2. inquiring; desirous of or eager for knowledge. –noun 3. an inquisitive person. {Middle English inquisityf, from Old French} –inquisitively, adverb –inquisitiveness, noun …
25inquisitive — adjective Date: 14th century 1. given to examination or investigation 2. inclined to ask questions; especially inordinately or improperly curious about the affairs of others Synonyms: see curious • inquisitively adverb • inquisitiveness noun …
26inquisitive — Synonyms and related words: agape, agog, all agog, analytical, burning with curiosity, busy, busybody, consumed with curiosity, curious, exploring, forward, ghoulish, gossipy, impertinent, inquiring, inquisitorial, interested, intrusive,… …
27inquisitive — in·quis·i·tive || ɪn kwɪzÉ™tɪv adj. questioning, eager for knowledge, curious; nosy, prying …
28inquisitive — adjective interested in learning things; curious. ↘unduly curious; prying. Derivatives inquisitively adverb inquisitiveness noun …
29inquisitive — a. 1. Curious, inquiring, scrutinizing, given to research, fond of investigation. 2. Curious, prying, intrusively curious …
30inquisitive — adj 1. inquiring, questioning, probing, investigative; curious, eager, eager for knowledge, interested, burning with curiosity, dying to know. 2. prying, snoopy, Inf. nosy, meddlesome; intrusive, impertinent, persistent; spying, peeping,… …
