inquirent
English
Etymology
Latin inquirens.
Adjective
inquirent (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Making enquiry; questioning.
- a. 1763, William Shenstone, Economy: A Rhapsody, addressed to young poets
- As in a garden, roves, of hues alone
Inquirent, curious?
- As in a garden, roves, of hues alone
- a. 1763, William Shenstone, Economy: A Rhapsody, addressed to young poets
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for inquirent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Latin
Verb
inquīrent
- third-person plural future active indicative of inquīrō