Associations to the word «Inquisitive»

Wiktionary

INQUISITIVE, adjective. Eager to acquire knowledge.
INQUISITIVE, adjective. Too curious; overly interested; nosy.

Dictionary definition

INQUISITIVE, adjective. Showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow".
INQUISITIVE, adjective. Inquiring or appearing to inquire; "an inquiring look"; "the police are proverbially inquisitive".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne