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Definition of Inquisitives

Inquisitive
Inquisitive In*quis"i*tive, a. [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. Usage: 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. A person who is inquisitive; one curious in research. --Sir W. Temple.

Meaning of Inquisitives from wikipedia

- Inquisitive semantics is a framework in logic and natural language semantics. In inquisitive semantics, the semantic content of a sentence captures both...
- Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. It is the first novel in "The Inquisitives" series. It was published in paperback in April 2007. Bound by Iron is...
- Wolves stands head and shoulders above the other installments in the Inquisitives series and makes you hope Wizards gives Marcy a bigger bite of Eberron...
- February 2013. The show centres around two teams of two people known as 'Inquisitives' who are set a variety of challenges by an evil genius known as The Machine...
- and content learning. Sociologist of education Phillip Brown defined inquisitive learning as learning that is intrinsically motivated (e.g. by curiosity...
- "careful, diligent, curious", akin to cura "care") is a quality related to inquisitive thinking, such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident in...
- The novel received critical reviews and has been read by people with inquisitive dispositions and others. The novel is set in Sodom and Gomorrah, a suburb...
- The inquisitive shrew mole (Uropsilus investigator) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is only known from Yunnan province of China, although...
- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Curiosity is a quality related to inquisitive thinking. Curiosity may also refer to: Curiosity (film), a 1967 Yugoslavian...
- were created Jessica Henwick as Helen (season 3; guest season 2), an inquisitive journalist based in Washington, D.C. Will Patton as Samuel "Sam" Marnes...