interrogative

[ in-tuh-rog-uh-tiv ]

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?

interrogative

/ ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv /

adjective

1. asking or having the nature of a question
2. denoting a form or construction used in asking a question
3. See relative, demonstrative
   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

• ˌinterˈrogatively, adverb

Other Words From

• inter·roga·tive·ly adverb
• unin·ter·roga·tive adjective
• unin·ter·roga·tive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of interrogative¹

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

Example Sentences

This means that very common words, such as articles and interrogative words, rank very low.

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Now the practice of Interrogative Analysis compels such persons to interrogate—to propose questions—to think.

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They confronted each other, Gwynne flushed and angry, Isabel coldly interrogative.

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Then, seeing the crowd which had gathered in the little garden, he stopped suddenly, with an interrogative look at his mother.

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The use of this pronoun, like the preceding, appears to be confined to simple interrogative forms.

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At last, he caught the idea of location—but it was location in the interrogative!

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