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Given to inquiry; disposed to investigate causes; curious; as, an inquiring mind.

In an inquiring manner.

The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition; solicitation. Longfellow.

Pertaining to, or inquiring into, causes; ætiological.

s or things; as, inconstant in love or friendship. "The inconstant moon." Shak. While we, inquiring phantoms of a day, Inconstant as the shadows we survey! Boyse.

Making inquiry; inquiring; questioning. [Obs.] Shenstone.

The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning. He could no path nor track of foot descry, Nor by inquiry learn, nor guess by aim. Spenser. The men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate. Acts x. 17.…

The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation. As I could learn through earnest inquisition. Latimer. Let not search and inquisition quail To bring again these foolish runaways. Shak.

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, the moralist.

the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension. South. It was relief to quit the ken And the inquiring looks of men. Trench.

, an officer of courts of equity, who acts as an assistant to the chancellor or judge, by inquiring into various matters referred to him, and reporting thereon to the court. -- Master of arts, one who takes the second degree at a university; also, the degree or title itself, indicated by the abbreviation M. A., or A.…

Inquiring; asking questions; testing. "Questionary epistles." Pope.

The act of inquiring; inquiry; demand. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Closely examining, or inquiring; careful; sctrict. -- Scru"ti*nous*ly, adv.

One who is yet undecided as to what is true; one who is looking or inquiring for what is true; an inquirer after facts or reasons.

An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty. That momentary amazement, and irresolution, and confusion, which is the result of skepticism. Hune.