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Inquisitive Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Inquisitive has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

showing curiosity

"if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"

"raised a speculative eyebrow"

2

inquiring or appearing to inquire

"an inquiring look"

"the police are proverbially inquisitive"

3

Eager to acquire knowledge.

Example Sentences
"if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive" adjective
"raised a speculative eyebrow" adjective
"an inquiring look" adjective
"the police are proverbially inquisitive" adjective
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Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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