interrogatory
conveying or expressing a question; interrogative.
a question; inquiry.
Law. a formal or written question.
Origin of interrogatory
1Other words from interrogatory
- in·ter·rog·a·to·ri·ly [in-tuh-rog-uh-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-, -rog-uh-tawr-, -tohr-], /ˌɪn təˈrɒg əˌtɔr ə li, -ˌtoʊr-, -ˌrɒg əˈtɔr-, -ˈtoʊr-/, adverb
- un·in·ter·rog·a·to·ry, adjective
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How to use interrogatory in a sentence
Is it a kind of punctuation, part comma, part full stop, part interrogatory mark?
Or, if we use the interrogatory Analysis Method we could proceed thus: 1.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)He had made no reply to the enthusiastic interrogatory of the hunter.
The Tiger Hunter | Mayne ReidThe book commences in the interrogatory style, in the words of its title, Es tu Scolaris?
The old man saw the offensive carpet-bagger approaching the mansion and met him sternly with the interrogatory.
The Broken Sword | Dennison Worthington
The poor victim of this pertinacious interrogatory now beat about within herself for succour.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for interrogatory
/ (ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətərɪ, -trɪ) /
expressing or involving a question
a question or interrogation
Derived forms of interrogatory
- interrogatorily, adverb
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