English-Thai Dictionary

inquisitive

ADV ซึ่ง อยากรู้อยากเห็น  meddlesome curious unmeddlesome sueng-yak-ru-yak-hen

 

inquisitively

ADV อย่าง อยากรู้อยากเห็น  curiously yang-yak-ru-yak-hen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INQUISITIVE

a.s as z. Apt to ask questions; addicted to inquiry; inclined to seek information by questions; followed by about or after. He was very inquisitive about or after news. Children are usually inquisitive. 1. Inclined to seek knowledge by discussion, investigation or observation; given to research. He possesses an inquisitive mind or disposition. We live in an inquisitive age.

 

INQUISITIVE

n.A person who is inquisitive; one curious in research.

 

INQUISITIVELY

adv. With curiosity to obtain information; with scrutiny.

 

INQUISITIVENESS

n.The disposition to obtain information by questioning others, or by researches into facts, causes or principles; curiosity to learn what is not known. The works of nature furnish ample matter for the inquisitiveness of the human mind.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INQUISITIVE

In *quis "i *tive, a. Etym: [OE. inquisitif, F. inquisitif.]

 

1. Disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer. A wise man is not inquisitive about things impertinent. Broome.

 

2. Given to examination, investigation, or research; searching; curious. A young, inquisitive, and sprightly genius. I. Watts.

 

Syn. -- Inquiring; prying; curious; meddling; intrusive. -- Inquisitive, Curious, Prying. Curious denotes a feeling, and inquisitive a habit. We are curious when we desire to learn something new; we are inquisitive when we set ourselves to gain it by inquiry or research. Prying implies inquisitiveness, and is more commonly used in a bad sense, as indicating a desire to penetrate into the secrets of others.[We ] curious are to hear, What happens new. Milton. This folio of four pages [a newspaper ], happy work! Which not even critics criticise; that holds Inquisitive attention, while I read. Cowper. Nor need we with a prying eye survey The distant skies, to find the Milky Way. Creech.

 

INQUISITIVE

INQUISITIVE In *quis "i *tive, n.

 

Defn: A person who is inquisitive; one curious in research. Sir W. Temple.

 

INQUISITIVELY

INQUISITIVELY In *quis "i *tive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an inquisitive manner. The occasion that made him afterwards so inquisitively apply himself to the study of physic. Boyle.

 

INQUISITIVENESS

INQUISITIVENESS In *quis "i *tive *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being inquisitive; the disposition to seek explanation and information; curiosity to learn what is unknown; esp. , uncontrolled and impertinent curiosity. Mr. Boswell, whose inquisitiveness is seconded by great activity, scrambled in at a high window. Johnson. Curiosity in children nature has provided, to remove that ignorance they were born with; which, without this busy inquisitiveness, will make them dull. Locke.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inquisitive

in quis i tive |inˈkwizitiv, iNG- ɪnˈkwɪzədɪv | ▶adjective curious or inquiring: he was very chatty and inquisitive about everything. • unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying: I didn't want to seem inquisitive. DERIVATIVES in quis i tive ly adverb, in quis i tive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French inquisitif, -ive, from late Latin inquisitivus, from the verb inquirere (see inquire ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

inquisitive

in |quisi |tive |ɪnˈkwɪzɪtɪv | ▶adjective having or showing an interest in learning things; curious: his poems reveal an intensely inquisitive mind. • unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying. DERIVATIVES inquisitively adverb, inquisitiveness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French inquisitif, -ive, from late Latin inquisitivus, from the verb inquirere (see enquire ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inquisitive

inquisitive adjective we laughed when Brian said his sister was studying journalism —she was always such an inquisitive little pest: curious, interested, intrigued, prying, spying, eavesdropping, intrusive, busybody, meddlesome, snooping; inquiring, questioning, probing, searching; informal nosy, nosy parker, snoopy. ANTONYMS uninterested.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inquisitive

inquisitive adjective their inquisitive neighbours had gathered at the gate: curious, intrigued, interested, burning with curiosity, agog; over-curious, over-interested, prying, spying, scrutinizing, eavesdropping, intrusive, interfering, busybody, meddling, meddlesome; enquiring, questioning, probing; informal nosy, nosy-parker, snooping, snoopy; rare busy. ANTONYMS uninterested.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inquisitive

in quis i tive /ɪnkwɪ́zətɪv /形容詞 1 ｟非難して ｠ «…について » 詮索 （せんさく ）好きな «about » .2 〈子供などが 〉好奇心の強い ; 研究好きな .～ly 副詞 好奇心にかられて .～ness 名詞