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interrogative

Pronunciation: /ˌɪntəˈrɒgətɪv/
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Definition of interrogative

adjective

  • having the force of a question:a hard, interrogative stare
  • Grammar used in questions:an interrogative adverbContrasted with affirmative and negative.

noun

  • a word used in questions, such as how or what.
  • a construction that has the force of a question: interrogatives are not likely to crop up very often in the speech of a person who is being interviewed

Derivatives

interrogatively

adverb

Origin:

early 16th century: from late Latin interrogativus, from Latin interrogare (see interrogate)

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