| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Eager to discover or learn; curious.[Websters]
2. Being rare. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being notable. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb exquisitively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (exquisitively) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective exquisitive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXQUISITIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Exquisitive \Ex*quis"i*tive\, adjective. Eager to discover or learn; curious. [obsolete]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EXQUISITIVE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Curious; eager to discover. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
