All 3 Uses of
inquisitive
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- Certainly; it would indeed be very impertinent and inhuman in me to trouble you with any inquisitiveness of mine.†
p. 28.0 *inquisitiveness = tendency to try to learn about things
- My thoughts now became more active, and I longed to discover the motives and feelings of these lovely creatures; I was inquisitive to know why Felix appeared so miserable and Agatha so sad.†
p. 117.8
- But in Clerval I saw the image of my former self; he was inquisitive and anxious to gain experience and instruction.†
p. 163.8
Definition:
interested in learning about things -- often asking many questions