Inquisitive

Adjective

 * 1) Eager to acquire knowledge.
 * 2) Too curious; overly interested; nosy.
 * 3) * Episode 16
 * --Everybody gets their own ration of luck, they say. Now you mention it his face was familiar to me. But, leaving that for the moment, how much did you part with, he queried, if I am not too inquisitive?

Derived terms

 * inquisitively
 * inquisitiveness

Adverbs for Inquisitive
inordinately; offensively; curiously; oddly; persistently;  maliciously;   meddlesomely; tiresomely; offensively; venomously; innocently; harmlessly; miserably; distressingly; unpardonably; inexcusably; discourteously; unforgivably; dangerously; significantly; alarmingly; intellectually; scientifically; intrusively; pryingly; mysteriously; egregiously; openly; expertly; officiously; relentlessly; impolitely; boundlessly; insatiably. adjectives delegated;  persecuting; death-dealing.

Thesaurus
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

Etymology
Late 14th Century, from Old French: inquisitif < Late Latin: inquisitivus < Latin: inquistus, past participle of inquirere, also see: inquire.

Translations

 * Dutch:, inquisitief
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: utelias, tiedonhaluinen, tiedonjanoinen


 * Russian: любознательный
 * Serbian: радознао, знатижељан

Adjective
inquisitive