Exquisitive

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Eager to discover or learn; curious. obsolete

    "they were overpowered by numbers, captivated, and put to the most exquisitive tortures"

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curious

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"they were overpowered by numbers, captivated, and put to the most exquisitive tortures"

Etymology

From Latin exquīsītus + -ive.

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