Definition for IN-QUIS'I-TIVE-NESS

IN-QUIS'I-TIVE-NESS, n.

The disposition to obtain information by questioning others, or by researches into facts, causes or principles; curiosity to learn what is not known. The works of nature furnish ample matter for the inquisitiveness of the human mind.

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