Interrogative

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Interrogative \In`ter*rog"a*tive\, a. [L. interrogativus: cf. F.
     interrogatif.]
     Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a question; as,
     an interrogative sentence; an interrogative pronoun.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Interrogative \In`ter*rog"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)
     A word used in asking questions; as, who? which? why?
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  interrogative
       adj 1: relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood; "not
              all questions have an interrogative construction"
       2: relating to the use of or having the nature of an
          interrogation [syn: {interrogatory}, {asking(a)}] [ant: {declarative},
           {declarative}]
       n 1: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a
            direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his
            interrogations" [syn: {question}, {interrogation}, {interrogative
            sentence}]
       2: some linguists consider interrogative sentences to
          constitute a mood [syn: {interrogative mood}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "interrogative":
     bone of contention, catechism, cross-interrogatory, cross-question,
     debating point, demand, feeler, inquiry, interrogation,
     interrogatory, issue, leader, leading question, moot point,
     point at issue, point in question, problem, query, question,
     question at issue, question mark, quodlibet, topic, trial balloon,
     vexed question