in ‧ quis ‧ i ‧ tive /ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv, ɪnˈkwɪzɪtɪv/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . asking too many questions and trying to find out too many details about something or someone:
I’d have asked more questions, but I didn’t want to seem inquisitive.
2 . interested in a lot of different things and wanting to find out more about them:
a cheerful, inquisitive little boy
an inquisitive mind
—inquisitively adverb :
He peeped inquisitively into the drawer.
—inquisitiveness noun [uncountable]
⇨ curious