1 (disapproving) asking too many questions and trying to find out about what other people are doing, etc:
Don't be so inquisitive. It's none of your business!
2 very interested in learning about many different things:
an inquisitive nature / mind
inquisitively adverb
inquisitiveness noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is inquisitive a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, inquisitive is tagged as adjective.
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