Inquisitive
91mind — I n. 1) to make up one s mind 2) to make up one s mind to do smt. 3) to cultivate, develop one s mind 4) to speak one s mind 5) to change one s mind 6) to bear, keep smt. in mind 7) to bring, call smt. to mind 8) to keep one s mind on smt. 9) to… …
92meddlesome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. officious, obtrusive, interfering. See between, curiosity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. intrusive, prying, obtrusive, interfering, officious, meddling, impertinent, interposing, interrupting,… …
93quizzical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bantering, teasing; odd, comical. See wit, absurdity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. perplexed, puzzled, questioning, inquiring; see bewildered , inquisitive . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1.… …
94inquiring — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. questioning, analytical, curious, examining, probing, Socratic, investigatory, fact finding, maieutic, heuristic, speculative, searching; see also inquisitive , interested 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) also enquiring… …
95prying — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. intrusive, meddlesome, nosy*; see inquisitive , meddlesome . See Synonym Study at inquisitive …
96Inquiry — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Subject of Inquiry. Question. < N PARAG:Inquiry >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inquiry inquiry Sgm: N 1 request request &c. 765 Sgm: N 1 search search research quest pursuit &c. 622 GRP: N 2 …
97nosy — (adj.) also nosey, 1610s, having a prominent nose, from NOSE (Cf. nose) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Earlier in this sense was nasee (mid 14c.), from Anglo French, from O.Fr. nasé, ultimately from L. nasus nose. Sense of inquisitive first recorded 1882 …
98curious — /ˈkjuriəs / (say kyoohreeuhs) adjective 1. desirous of learning or knowing; inquisitive. 2. prying; meddlesome. 3. marked by special care or pains, as an inquiry or investigation. 4. exciting attention or interest because of strangeness or… …
99curious — [kyoor′ē əs] adj. sometimes compar.curiouser: often in allusion to Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures in Wonderland [ME < OFr curios < L curiosus, careful, diligent, curious; akin to cura, care: see CURE] 1. eager to learn or know 2.… …
100MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… …
