inquisitive vs wondering

inquisitive

adj
  • Too curious; overly interested; nosy. 

  • Eager to acquire knowledge. 

wondering

adj
  • Full of questioning and consideration. 

noun
  • The mental activity by which one wonders; a query, puzzlement, etc. 

How often have the words inquisitive and wondering occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )