Exquisitive

[sondra]

Hello.

Is ''Exquisitive'' an old-fashioned word? I can't find it in most dictionaries.

 

[teechar]

I don't think I'd ever come across that word before.

 

[Tarheel]

What do the dictionaries that do have that word say it means?

 

[teechar]

And why are you asking about it?

 

[sondra]

And why are you asking about it?

I typed ''exquisitive'' instead of ''exquisite''. I thought they were synonyms. This is how I came across that word.

 

[sondra]

What do the dictionaries that do have that word say it means?

(obsolete) Eager to discover or learn; curious.

 

[Rover_KE]

(obsolete) Eager to discover or learn; curious.

Use inquisitive instead.