interrogative
24 02 2008Nouns
1. (n.) interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence, question;
- a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply;
- “he asked a direct question”; “he had trouble phrasing his interrogations”;
2. (n.) interrogative, interrogative mood;
- some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood;
Adjectives
1. (adj.) interrogative;
- relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood;
- “not all questions have an interrogative construction”;
2. (adj.) interrogative, interrogatory;
- relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation;
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