interrogatory
Americanadjective
noun
plural
interrogatories-
a question; inquiry.
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Law. a formal or written question.
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- interrogatorily adverb
- uninterrogatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of interrogatory
From the Late Latin word interrogātōrius, dating back to 1525–35. See interrogate, -tory 1
Example Sentences
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Polished, urbane and preternaturally prepared, Cornwell’s sometimes mischievous demeanor forms a kind of shadow narrative, a fascinating carapace that Morris’s interrogatory arrows fail to fully pierce.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2023
It's a helpful interrogatory narrative device which allows the show to jump back and forward in time, as Savile reflects on his life and career.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023
Unsurprisingly, I turned first to essays, that interrogatory genre in which we confront a consciousness in conversation with itself.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2020
Separately, at the Senate impeachment trial Thursday, Warren posed a question that, by rule, was read aloud by Roberts -- and even Democrats in the chamber appeared visibly puzzled by the interrogatory.
From Fox News • Jan. 30, 2020
Nodding, Dr. Trefusis asked me to fetch my Locke; which I did, receiving a baleful interrogatory look from Clippinger.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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