interrogative

[ in-tuh-rog-uh-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or conveying a question.

  2. Grammar. forming, constituting, or used in or to form a question: an interrogative pronoun, suffix, particle, or sentence.

noun
  1. Grammar. an interrogative word, element, or construction, as who? and what?

Origin of interrogative

1
From the Late Latin word interrogātīvus, dating back to 1510–20. See interrogate, -ive

Other 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

  • 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

interrogative

/ (ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv) /


adjective
  1. asking or having the nature of a question

  2. denoting a form or construction used in asking a question

  1. 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

noun
  1. an interrogative word, phrase, sentence, or construction

  2. a question mark

Derived forms of interrogative

  • interrogatively, adverb

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