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inquisitive definition
inquisitive |
Grep of noun inquisitive inquisitiveness Overview of adj inquisitive The adj inquisitive has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering -- (showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow") 2. inquisitive -- (inquiring or appearing to inquire; "an inquiring look"; "the police are proverbially inquisitive") Antonyms of adj inquisitive 2 senses of inquisitive Sense 1 inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA curious) -> incurious Sense 2 inquisitive INDIRECT (VIA inquiring) -> uninquiring, uninquisitive Similarity of adj inquisitive 2 senses of inquisitive Sense 1 inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(postnominal) => curious (vs. incurious) Sense 2 inquisitive => inquiring (vs. uninquiring) Attributes of adj inquisitive Familiarity of adj inquisitive inquisitive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj inquisitive inquisitive uninquisitive Overview of adj inquisitive The adj inquisitive has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering -- (showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow") 2. inquisitive -- (inquiring or appearing to inquire; "an inquiring look"; "the police are proverbially inquisitive")
inquisitive definition
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