Both Uses of
inquisitive
in
Sense and Sensibility
- The Miss Steeles, as she expected, had now all the benefit of these jokes, and in the eldest of them they raised a curiosity to know the name of the gentleman alluded to, which, though often impertinently expressed, was perfectly of a piece with her general inquisitiveness into the concerns of their family.†
Chpt 21 *
- They had scarcely been two minutes by themselves, before he began to speak of Edward; for he, too, had heard of the living, and was very inquisitive on the subject.†
Chpt 41
Definition:
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(inquisitive) interested in learning about things -- often asking many questions