Dictionary Definition
inquisitive adj
1 showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man
climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a
speculative eyebrow" [syn: speculative, questioning, wondering(a)]
2 inquiring or appearing to inquire; "an
inquiring look"; "the police are proverbially inquisitive"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
inquisitive- Eager to acquire knowledge.
- Too curious; overly interested; nosy.
Derived terms
Translations
eager to acquire knowledge
- Dutch: nieuwsgierig
- Finnish: utelias, tiedonhaluinen, tiedonjanoinen
Synonyms, Antonyms 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, investigative, itchy, meddlesome, meddling, morbid, morbidly curious,
nosy, officious, open-eyed, openmouthed, overcurious, presumptuous, probing, prurient, prying, pushing, pushy, questioning, quizzical, scopophiliac, searching, self-appointed,
snooping, snoopy, supercurious, voyeuristic