noun
a request for information (Freq. 6)
• Syn: ↑inquiring
• Hyponyms:
adjective
1. perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know) (Freq. 1)
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he had a quizzical expression
• Syn: ↑quizzical
• Similar to: ↑perplexed
2. showing curiosity
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if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive
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raised a speculative eyebrow
• Syn: ↑inquisitive, ↑speculative, ↑wondering
• Similar to: ↑curious
• Derivationally related forms: ↑speculate (for: ↑speculative), ↑inquisitiveness (for: ↑inquisitive), ↑inquire (for: ↑inquisitive)
3. marked by or given to doubt
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a skeptical attitude
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a skeptical listener
• Similar to: ↑distrustful
Useful english dictionary. 2012.