French Etymology Borrowed from Latin inquīsītīvus. Pronunciation IPA(key): /ɛ̃.ki.zi.tif/ Adjective inquisitif (feminine inquisitive, masculine plural inquisitifs, feminine plural inquisitives) (dated) inquisitive Synonym: inquisiteur Derived terms inquisitivement Further reading “inquisitif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.