a request for information

[ Syn: inquiring ]

perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); he had a quizzical expression

[ Syn: quizzical ]

marked by or given to doubt; a skeptical attitude; a skeptical listener

[ Syn: doubting , skeptical , sceptical ]

showing curiosity; if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive; raised a speculative eyebrow

[ Syn: inquisitive , speculative , wondering ]