Sample Sentences for
inquisitive
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    Lucy felt a little frightened, but she felt very inquisitive and excited as well.  (source)
    inquisitive = eager to learn about things
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    If he wanted to stay inside his own house he had the right to stay inside free from the attentions of inquisitive children, which was a mild term for the likes of us.  (source)
    inquisitive = curious
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    To escape her inquisitive gaze, I checked my watch, feigned surprise, and casually mentioned to Jamie that we'd better be going.  (source)
    inquisitive = questioning (wanting to learn about things)
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    "Is she dead?" repeated the inquisitive twin trotting at his side.  (source)
    inquisitive = curious
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    The Mouse looked at her rather inquisitively,  (source)
    inquisitively = curiously (with a desire to learn about)
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    Usually, Aria could take Ali's inquisitiveness and even her teasing— she was okay with being the "weird kid" of the group.  (source)
    inquisitiveness = tendency to try to learn about things
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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    Mrs. Sedley was of so easy and uninquisitive a nature that she wasn't even jealous.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in uninquisitive means not and reverses the meaning of inquisitive. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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    By treating me as if I were no more than an overzealous, overinquisitive underling whose childish concerns distracted you from more pressing matters.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "over-" in overinquisitive means excessively. This is the same pattern as seen in words like overconfident, overemphasize, and overstimulate.
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    They have seldom even heard of the king round here, and the less inquisitive you are as you go along, the less trouble you are likely to find.  (source)
    inquisitive = questioning (wanting to learn about things)
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    The mother cocked her head and peered inquisitively at the branch where Grant and Lex were sitting.†  (source)
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    Inquisitiveness is self-serving, Johanna.†  (source)
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    The present alone interested Denver, but she was careful to appear uninquisitive about the things she was dying to ask Beloved, for if she pressed too hard, she might lose the penny that the held-out palm wanted, and lose, therefore, the place beyond appetite.†  (source)
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    He seemed surprised and inquisitive when he saw me, but he asked politely...  (source)
    inquisitive = curious and eager to understand
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