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Inquisite vs Inquisitive - What's the difference?

inquisite | inquisitive |

As adjectives the difference between inquisite and inquisitive

is that inquisite is while inquisitive is eager to acquire knowledge.

As a noun inquisite

is .

As a verb inquisite

is .

inquisite

Not English

Inquisite has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

inquisitive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Eager to acquire knowledge.
  • * I. Watts
  • A young, inquisitive , and sprightly genius.
  • Too curious; overly interested; nosy.
  • * Broome
  • A wise man is not inquisitive about things impertinent.
  • * Episode 16
  • Everybody gets their own ration of luck, they say. Now you mention it' his face was familiar to me. But, leaving that for the moment, how much did you part with, he queried, if I am not too ' inquisitive ?

    Derived terms

    * inquisitively * inquisitiveness