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inquisitively

[in-kwiz-i-tiv-lee]

adverb

  1. in an inquisitive way; in a way that shows curiosity, nosiness, or eagerness for knowledge.



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“They are hand-raised babies,” he said, as the chicks squawked and looked inquisitively at the visitors.

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Men hurrying by stopped to stare inquisitively before moving on, idlers stood or sat around lazily indulging their curiosity.

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In Da Corte’s piece, Big Bird is gazing out to the skies over Central Park, its eyes softly, inquisitively meeting a new frontier, whatever it might hold.

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In one image, there are technically three Alvisas; one peers over a shower ledge to regard another, who is staring inquisitively at her reflection in the mirror.

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I see her point now, she said, and looked at him inquisitively.

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