Meanings
adjectiveexquisitive (comparative more exquisitive, superlative most exquisitive)
comparative more exquisitive · superlative most exquisitive
- obsoleteEager to discover or learn; curious.
they were overpowered by numbers, captivated, and put to the most exquisitive tortures
1811, Archibauld Loudon, A Selection of Some of the Most Interesting Narratives
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Origin
From Latin exquīsītus + -ive.
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