On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Inquisitive. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as speculative or questioning and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Inquisitive meaning
- Eager to acquire knowledge; acquisitive.
- Too curious; overly interested; nosy.
Synonyms of Inquisitive
Using Inquisitive
- The main meaning on this page is: Eager to acquire knowledge; acquisitive. | Too curious; overly interested; nosy.
- Useful related words include: speculative, questioning, wondering, curious.
- In the example corpus, inquisitive often appears in combinations such as: an inquisitive, inquisitive and, and inquisitive.
Context around Inquisitive
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Inquisitive
- In this selection, "inquisitive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, expressive, smart, little, spirit and though stand out and add context to how "inquisitive" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agility and inquisitive nature minke and an expressive inquisitive third grader. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "inquisitive" sits close to words such as aarp, accretion and aerosols, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with inquisitive
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An inquisitive little bird. (4 words)
Cats are very inquisitive, so they’ll want to explore. (10 words)
I’m eager and inquisitive though still a brilliant amateur. (10 words)
In the report, Great and Small Forest School was rated outstanding in all areas and inspectors praised “the ambitious and rich curriculum” and the support which encourages children to be “inquisitive, curious and highly motivated learners”. (36 words)
A new mural, spanning the Western wall of the Blaxland Cellars, shows some inquisitive King Parrots perched amid Banksias and Eucalypts, alongside well-known icons of Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos and Waratahs. (31 words)
Parents have paid tribute to an “inquisitive little lad” who died after his head became lodged in a medical bed that had been delivered to his home the previous day. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
In contrast, defenses of the humanities are not — and cannot be — conducted in an inquisitive spirit, because a defensive spirit is inimical to an inquisitive one.
Cats are very inquisitive, so they’ll want to explore.
I’m eager and inquisitive though still a brilliant amateur.
It is our honor to bestow the name of such an inquisitive and kind person to this gold deposit.
On his days off, he came over with his 8-year-old son, an expressive, inquisitive third grader, to watch football with Keith or take the girls shopping.
Renowned for their agility and inquisitive nature, minke whales captivate with their smaller size compared to other baleen whales.
Toke told her inquisitive fan that she was getting married soon.
Whether it’s all about divorce and if it happens or not finally is what the crux of the story is and one needs to be inquisitive about it.
A new mural, spanning the Western wall of the Blaxland Cellars, shows some inquisitive King Parrots perched amid Banksias and Eucalypts, alongside well-known icons of Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos and Waratahs.
An inquisitive little bird.
Inquisitive otters accidentally switch Roz on, whereupon she (I cannot bring myself to call her “it”) strives to fulfill her programming, which is to follow directives.
In the report, Great and Small Forest School was rated outstanding in all areas and inspectors praised “the ambitious and rich curriculum” and the support which encourages children to be “inquisitive, curious and highly motivated learners”.
Jodi was smart, inquisitive, passionate, and always enjoyed a spirited debate.
None of this would have been true, though, if Freund hadn’t been so hawk-eyed and inquisitive.
Parents have paid tribute to an “inquisitive little lad” who died after his head became lodged in a medical bed that had been delivered to his home the previous day.
See all the smiling and inquisitive faces in the gallery above.
They are keen and inquisitive, they know what they like and what they want.
With only fragmented pieces of her family history that she gained from inquisitive conversations with family members, Buie inserts herself into an AI-contrived legacy of power and heroism.
Your inquisitive mind and vibrant personality light up every room.
An inquisitive Vee decided to drill Dorathy and asked her about Prince.
Common combinations with inquisitive
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an inquisitive 17×
- inquisitive and 13×
- and inquisitive 11×
- inquisitive mind 5×
- very inquisitive 4×
- the inquisitive 4×
- inquisitive nature 3×
- inquisitive about 3×
- naturally inquisitive 3×
- inquisitive so 2×