Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - inquisitive
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Inquisitive
inquisitive
An inquisitive person likes finding out about things, especially secret things. Barrow had an inquisitive nature... ADJ • inquisitively Molly looked at Ann inquisitively. ‘Where do you want to go?’ ADV: ADV after v • inquisitiveness I liked children, loved their innocence and their inquisitiveness. N-UNCOUNT
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1.
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 • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 unduly curious; prying. 2 seeking knowledge; inquiring. Derivatives inquisitively adv. inquisitiveness n. Etymology: ME f. OF inquisitif -ive f. LL inquisitivus (as INQUISITION) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. любознательный человек 2. (излишне) любопытный человек 3. пытливый, любознательный inquisitive mind —- пытливый ум 4. (излишне) любопытный inquisitive glances —- любопытные взгляды ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adj 1 asking too many questions and trying to find out too many details about something or someone (Don't be so inquisitive - it makes people uncomfortable.) 2 interested in a lot of different things and wanting to find out more about them (a cheerful, inquisitive little boy) - inquisitively adv (He peeped inquisitively into the drawer.) - inquisitiveness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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