Word Meanings - INVESTIGATIVE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.

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• INVESTIGATION
  The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge,
• INQUISITIVELY
  In an inquisitive manner. The occasion that made him afterwards so inquisitively apply himself to the study of physic. Boyle.
• SEARCHLESS
  Impossible to be searched; inscrutable; impenetrable.
• CURIOUSLY
  In a curious manner.
• SEARCHABLENESS
  Quality of being searchable.
• SEARCHABLE
  Capable of being searched.
• SEARCHLIGHT
  An apparatus for projecting a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays, usually devised so that it can be swiveled about. The beam of light projecting by this apparatus.
• INQUISITIVE
  1. Disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer. A wise man is not inquisitive about things impertinent. Broome. 2. Given to examination, investigation, or research; searching; curious. A young, inquisitive,
• CURIOUS
  1. Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact. Little curious in her clothes. Fuller. How shall we, If he be curious, work upon his faith Bean & 2. Exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed;
• GIVEN
  p. p. & a. from Give, v.
• SEARCHING
  Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as, a searching discourse; a searching eye. "Piercing, searching, biting, cold." Dickens. -- Search"ing*ly, adv. -- Search"ing*ness, n.
• INQUISITIVENESS
  The quality or state of being inquisitive; the disposition to seek explanation and information; curiosity to learn what is unknown; esp., uncontrolled and impertinent curiosity. Mr. Boswell, whose inquisitiveness is seconded by great activity,
• SEARCH
  1. To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city. "Search the Scriptures." John v. 39. They are come to search the house. Shak. Search me, O God, and know my heart. Ps. cxxxix. 23.
• SEARCHER
  One who, or that which, searhes or examines; a seeker; an inquirer; an examiner; a trier. Specifically: Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death. Graunt. An officer of the customs
• CURIOUSNESS
  1. Carefulness; painstaking. My father's care With curiousness and cost did train me up. Massinger. 2. The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance. 3. Inquisitiveness; curiosity.
• SUPERCURIOUS
  Excessively curious or inquisitive. Evelyn.
• INSEARCH
  To make search after; to investigate or examine; to ensearch.
• RESEARCH
  Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborius or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom. The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.
• INCURIOUSNESS
  Unconcernedness; incuriosity. Sordid incuriousness and slovenly neglect. Bp. Hall.
• RE-SEARCH
  To search again; to examine anew.
• INCURIOUS
  Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless. Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their children. Jer. Taylor.
• RESEARCHER
  One who researches.
• ENSEARCH
  To make search; to try to find something. -- v. t.
• FORGIVENESS
  1. The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses. Dan. ix. 9. In whom we have . . . the forgiveness of sin. Eph. i. 7. 2. Disposition to pardon;
• OVERCURIOUS
  Too curious.
• UNSEARCHABLE
  Not searchable; inscrutable; hidden; mysterious. The counsels of God are to us unsearchable. Rogers. -- Un*search"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*search"a*bly, adv.