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inquisitive Adjective 1. excessively curious about other people's business 2. eager to learn inquisitively adv
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inquisitive adjective curious, questioning, inquiring, peering, probing, intrusive, prying, snooping (informal) scrutinizing, snoopy (informal) nosy (informal) nosy-parkering (informal) << OPPOSITE uninterested Translations adj inquisitive [inˈkwizətiv] eager to find out about other people's affairs He was rather inquisitive about the cost of our house; inquisitive neighbours. nuuskierig مُحِب للإسْتِطْلاع، فُضولي любознателен zvědavý nysgerrig; emsig neugierig περίεργος, αδιάκριτος curioso, preguntón uudishimulik کنجکاو؛ فضول utelias (trop) curieux סקרָנִי जिज्ञासु radoznao kíváncsi ingin tahu hnÿsinn, spurull, nærgöngull curioso せんさく好きな 호기심이 강한 smalsus, žingeidus zinātkārs; ziņkārīgs ingin tahu nieuwsgierig vitebegjærlig, nysgjerrig wścibski curioso curios, indiscret любопытный zvedavý radoveden ljubopitljiv frågvis, nyfiken ซึ่งอยากรู้อยากเห็น meraklı 愛打聽的 цікавий, допитливий متجسس tò mò 爱打听的 adv inˈquisitively nuuskierige بِفُضوليَّه любознателно zvědavě nysgerrigt; emsigt neugierig αδιάκριτα inquisitivamente, con curiosidad uudishimulikult کنجکاوانه؛ از روی فضولی uteliaasti avec curiosité בְּסַקרָנוּת जिज्ञासापूर्ण, कौतूहलता radoznalo (tapintatlanul) kíváncsian dengan rasa ingin tahu hnÿsni con curiosità 知りたがって (강한) 호기심에서 smalsiai zinātkāri; ziņkārīgi dengan ingin tahu nieuwsgierig spørrelystent, nysgjerrig z ciekawością com curiosidade curios, indiscret из любопытства zvedavo radovedno ljubopitljivo frågvist อย่างอยากรู้อยากเห็น meraklı bir şekilde 好奇地 допитливо تجسس سے một cách tò mò 好奇地 n inˈquisitiveness nuuskierigheid فُضوليَّه любознателност zvědavost nysgerrighed; emsighed die Neugier περιέργεια, αδιακρισία curiosidad uudishimu کنجکاوی؛ فضولی uteliaisuus curiosité (indiscrète) סַקרָנוּת जिज्ञासा, कौतूहल radoznalost kíváncsiság keingintahuan (ótilhlÿðileg) forvitni curiosità せんさく好き (강한) 호기심 smalsumas zinātkāre; ziņkārība keinginan untuk tahu nieuwsgierigheid spørrelyst, nysgjerrighet ciekawość curiosidade curiozitate, indiscreţie любопытство zvedavosť radovednost ljubopitljivost frågvishet ความอยากรู้อยากเห็น merak 好奇 допитливість تجسس tính tò mò 好奇 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I infinitely prefer the tender and liberal spirit of Mainwaring, which, impressed with the deepest conviction of my merit, is satisfied that whatever I do must be right; and look with a degree of contempt on the inquisitive and doubtful fancies of that heart which seems always debating on the reasonableness of its emotions. "There are so many inquisitive people and institutions abounding," said Arobin, "that one is really forced as a matter of convenience these days to assume the virtue of an occupation if he has it not. Now one of the Princess's elder sisters, who was very inquisitive, had found out about everything, and went to pay her youngest sister a visit in the ruined castle. |
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