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Meaning of "disquisitive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISQUISITIVE

disquisitive  [dɪsˈkwɪzɪtɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISQUISITIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disquisitive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISQUISITIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of disquisitive in the English dictionary

The definition of disquisitive in the dictionary is fond of or given to disquisition or investigation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISQUISITIVE


acquisitive
əˈkwɪzɪtɪv
appositive
əˈpɒzɪtɪv
compositive
kəmˈpɒzɪtɪv
contrapositive
ˌkɒntrəˈpɒzɪtɪv
diapositive
ˌdaɪəˈpɒzɪtɪv
dispositive
dɪsˈpɒzɪtɪv
electropositive
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈpɒzɪtɪv
expositive
ɪksˈpɒzɪtɪv
HIV-positive
ˌeɪtʃaɪviːˈpɒzɪtɪv
inquisitive
ɪnˈkwɪzɪtɪv
nonacquisitive
ˌnɒnəˈkwɪzɪtɪv
oppositive
əˈpɒzɪtɪv
photopositive
ˌfəʊtəʊˈpɒzɪtɪv
positive
ˈpɒzɪtɪv
postpositive
pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv
prepositive
priːˈpɒzɪtɪv
Rh-positive
ˌɑːrˌeɪtʃˈpɒzɪtɪv
seropositive
ˌsɪərəʊˈpɔzɪtɪv
transpositional
trænsˈpɒzɪtɪv
uninquisitive
ˌʌnɪnˈkwɪzɪtɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISQUISITIVE

disqualifier
disqualifies
disqualify
disquantity
disquiet
disquietedly
disquietedness
disquieten
disquietful
disquieting
disquietingly
disquietive
disquietly
disquietness
disquietous
disquietude
disquisition
disquisitional
disquisitionary
disquisitory

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISQUISITIVE

active
additive
aperitive
capacitive
case-sensitive
cognitive
competitive
definitive
false positive
fugitive
insensitive
intransitive
intuitive
nutritive
primitive
prohibitive
punitive
repetitive
sensitive
time-sensitive
transitive

Synonyms and antonyms of disquisitive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «disquisitive» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

研究型
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disquisitive
570 millions of speakers

English

disquisitive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

disquisitive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

disquisitive
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

disquisitive
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

disquisitive
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

disquisitive
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

disquisitive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Disukai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

disquisitive
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

disquisitive
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

disquisitive
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disukai
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

disquisitive
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

disquisitive
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनिवार्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

disquisitive
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disquisitive
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

disquisitive
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

disquisitive
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

disquisitive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

disquisitive
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

disquisitive
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

disquisitive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

disquisitive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disquisitive

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISQUISITIVE»

The term «disquisitive» is barely ever used and occupies the 198.040 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISQUISITIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «disquisitive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «disquisitive» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disquisitive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISQUISITIVE»

Discover the use of disquisitive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disquisitive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
SECOND.—. DISQUISITIVE. We have the Doctor. Ipse ego qui nullos me affirmo scribere Invenior Parthis mendacior. Horace. Nee te quaesiveris extra. Persius. Bxi;ru» r'amStig* /•jjuVifM v«u \oyxiut. Aristophanes, Pax. Ambubaiarum collegia  ...
2
Style
2%) of abstract to concrete expressions in the descriptive paragraph; the high proportion (263.5%) in the disquisitive 2. the comparatively low proportion (86.0 %) of polysyllabic Latinate to monosyllabic Anglo-Saxon words in the descriptive;  ...
3
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... investigate, look (into), probe, prospect, sift inquiring adj syn INQUISITIVE 1, curious, disquisitive, investigative, questioning inquiry n I the act or an instance of seeking truth, information, or knowledge about something <an exhaustive inquiry  ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
4
The Philosophy of Ancient Greece Investigated: In Its Origin ...
In imitation of it, almost every literary work was composed in the disquisitive stile of the dialogue ; and, unless in physical or mathematical subjects, the formal dissertation, or close connected treatise, was generally rejected. The natural taste of ...
Walter Anderson, 1791
5
medical repository
1,. Observation* in Practical Pathology. No. IV. Disquisitive Remarks on certain Modes of treating Bronchocele, with Cases and Dissections. By James Kennedy, M.t)., of Glasgow- Morbid enlargement of the thyroid gland, distinguished by the ...
james copland m. d., 1822
6
A commentary on Ecclesiastes
Thirdly, that the final conclusions in such a disquisitive work, are naturally to be taken as the index of the writer's ultimate and established opinion. Now taking these obvious principles into view, and conceding to them their due weight, I venture ...
Moses Stuart, 1851
7
The Foreign Quarterly Review
... the chances of his future life, and the probable effect it might have had on France and Europe atlarge, are not less likely to stimulate the disquisitive faculties of historical writers. M. de Montbel's book has also the recommendation of complete ...
8
The life of Thomas Ruddiman
To Ruddiman must be assigned the elaborate preface ; the valuable chronology of the Scottish Kings, from Malcolm III. to George II. ; the index to the contents, with disquisitive notes; the index to the names, with illustrative observations ; the  ...
George Chalmers, 1794
9
The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art
Par Gersort He*s«. disquisitive faculties of historical writers. M. de Montbel's book has also the recommendation of complete novelty. The life of the son of Napoleon, since he fell into Austrian hands when an infant, has been a perfect mystery ...
10
The Foreign quarterly review [ed. by J.G. Cochrane].
... of reflection and instruction ; while his anomalous position, the chances of his future life, and the probable effect it might have had on France and Europe at large, are not less likely to stimulate the disquisitive faculties of historical writers.
John George Cochrane, 1833

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISQUISITIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disquisitive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Meet the most important Game of Thrones character you never knew …
Wall and his team at design studio Elastic invented the backstory for this disquisitive monk. Its inception helped get the tricky titles off the ground ... «Entertainment Weekly, Apr 15»
2
Author Peter Vronsky explores the 'New History' of serial murder
... he's busy working on his third book in a trilogy of disquisitive books on serial killers. The forthcoming “Serial Killer Chronicles: A New History ... «insideTORONTO.com, Dec 14»
3
Ceridwen Dovey, author of the highly praised Only the Animals …
I have been a devotee of Tim Parks's disquisitive New York Review of Books blog posts so I was pleased to see them collected in Where I'm ... «The Australian, Dec 14»
4
Las Vegas of Arabia: Ziauddin Sardar's heartfelt biography of Mecca
Ziauddin Sardar enters only elliptically into this fray, but that makes his disquisitive (and rather long) history of the holy city of Mecca that much ... «New Statesman, Dec 14»
5
LeBron James Serves Up Great Reminder About the Power of …
... narcissistic and revolting, the byproduct of an exuberant ego colliding with ESPN's ubiquitous hold on an already disquisitive NBA fanbase. «Bleacher Report, Mar 14»
6
These Crowded Streets
As the perpetual Other, Julius casts a disquisitive eye over the world he encounters, one where a diversity of identities and ideas is often ... «New York Times, Feb 11»

REFERENCE
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