† inquisiˈturient, a. Obs. nonce-wd.
[f. L. type *inquīsīturient-em, pr. pple. of *inquīsīturīre, desiderative of inquīrĕre, inquīsīt- to inquire: cf. parturient, esurient.]
Desirous of making inquisition; eager to play the inquisitor.
| 1644 Milton Areop. (Arb.) 41 This was the rare morsell so officiously snatcht up, and so ilfavourdly imitated by our inquisiturient Bishops. |