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catechistic

ADJECTIVE

inquiring

Synonyms

STRONG

examining heuristic interested interrogative probing prying questioning searching

WEAK

Socratic analytical doubtful fact-finding inquisitive investigative investigatory nosy outward-looking quizzical speculative studious

Antonyms

WEAK

disinterested incurious unskeptical

Example Sentences

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The novel is an account of an awakening to good and evil, and a faint catechistic flavor may have been inevitable.

From Time • Feb. 3, 2015

It is catechistic: the essence of revelation is dealt with via simple formulae and sumptuous icons.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2013

Throughout his twelve-day tour of Latin America, Pope John Paul II hewed to a delicately balanced, catechistic course.

From Time Magazine Archive