Inquisitive
Inquisitive , adjective
[Old English inquisitif, French inquisitif.]
1.
Disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer.
A wise man is not inquisitive about things impertinent.
2.
Given to examination, investigation, or research; searching; curious.
A young, inquisitive, and sprightly genius.
[We] curious are to hear,
What happens new.
This folio of four pages [a newspaper], happy work!
Which not even critics criticise; that holds
Inquisitive attention, while I read.
Nor need we with a prying eye survey
The distant skies, to find the Milky Way.
Inquisitive , noun
A person who is inquisitive; one curious in research. — Sir W. Temple