Interrogatory

4 definitions found

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

  Interrogatory \In`ter*rog"a*to*ry\, a. [L. interrogatorius.]
     Containing, expressing, or implying a question; as, an
     interrogatory sentence.
     [1913 Webster]

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



  Interrogatory \In`ter*rog"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Interrogatories}.
     [Cf. F. interrogatoire.]
     A formal question or inquiry; esp. (Law), a question or
     series of questions asked in writing, usually as part of a
     lawsuit. --Macaulay.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  interrogatory
       adj : relating to the use of or having the nature of an
             interrogation [syn: {interrogative}, {asking(a)}] [ant:
              {declarative}, {declarative}]
       n : formal systematic questioning [syn: {interrogation}, {examination}]

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

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "interrogatory":
     answering, catechistic, communicating, communicational,
     communional, conversational, curious, inquiring, inquisitional,
     inquisitorial, interacting, interactional, interactive,
     intercommunicational, intercommunicative, intercommunional,
     interresponsive, interrogation, interrogational, interrogative,
     linguistic, oral, query, querying, question, questioning,
     quizzical, quizzing, responsive, speech, telepathic,
     transmissional, verbal