74 entries under adjective topic. ×

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curious(understanding, knowledge, investigate, penetrating)
12
inquiring(investigate, logical, penetrating, curious)
11
inquisitive(investigate, logical, penetrating, interested)
11
questioning(investigate, logical, interested, curious)
8
analytical(logical, penetrating, interested, curious)
8
searching(logical, penetrating, interested, curious)
7
fact-finding(interested, curious, tentative, examining)
7
investigatory
5
exploratory(penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical)
5
interested(penetrating, curious, searching, analytical)
5
tentative(preliminary, experimental, examining, heuristic)
4
analytic(logical, systematic, indicative)
4
examining(logical, penetrating, interested, curious)
4
nosy
3
prying
3
snoopy
3
trial(tentative, preliminary, experimental, examining)
2
diagnostic(logical, systematic, indicative)
2
empirical(tentative, experimental, examining)
2
experimental(tentative, experimental, exploratory, examining)
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