interrogative
of, relating to, or conveying a question.
Grammar. forming, constituting, or used in or to form a question: an interrogative pronoun, suffix, particle, or sentence.
Grammar. an interrogative word, element, or construction, as who? and what?
Origin of interrogative
1Other words from interrogative
- in·ter·rog·a·tive·ly, adverb
- un·in·ter·rog·a·tive, adjective
- un·in·ter·rog·a·tive·ly, adverb
Words Nearby interrogative
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How to use interrogative in a sentence
This means that very common words, such as articles and interrogative words, rank very low.
How NLP and AI are revolutionizing SEO-friendly content [Five tools to help you] | May Habib | December 29, 2020 | Search Engine WatchNow the practice of interrogative Analysis compels such persons to interrogate—to propose questions—to think.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)They confronted each other, Gwynne flushed and angry, Isabel coldly interrogative.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThen, seeing the crowd which had gathered in the little garden, he stopped suddenly, with an interrogative look at his mother.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne SueThe use of this pronoun, like the preceding, appears to be confined to simple interrogative forms.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. Schoolcraft
At last, he caught the idea of location—but it was location in the interrogative!
Islands of Space | John W Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for interrogative
/ (ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv) /
asking or having the nature of a question
denoting a form or construction used in asking a question
denoting or belonging to a class of words, such as which and whom, that are determiners, adjectives, or pronouns and serve to question which individual referent or referents are intended: Compare demonstrative, relative
an interrogative word, phrase, sentence, or construction
a question mark
Derived forms of interrogative
- interrogatively, adverb
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