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inquisitive (iou) and ineludible (iou)


inquisitive (iou)



inquisitive adjective. LME.
[Old French inquisitif, -tive from late Latin inquisitivus, from Latin inquisit-: see INQUISITION noun, -IVE.]
Given to or desirous of inquiring; of an inquiring turn of mind; intellectually curious; spec. unduly curious about the affairs of others, prying.
Conan Doyle The garbage papers which cater for an inquisitive public. A. F. Douglas-Home Man is incurably inquisitive, and always trying to discover the origin of things. J. Mortimer A pale man with inquisitive, almost colourless eyes. A. Brookner They were not inquisitive about my habits or Relationships.
inquisitively adverb L16.
inquisitiveness noun L16.

ineludible (iou)



ineludible adjective. L17.
[from IN-3 + ELUDE + -IBLE.]
Unavoidable, inescapable.
Earlier
ineludable adjective (rare) M17.