Synonyms for interrogative

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-tuh-rog-uh-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn təˈrɒg ə tɪv

Définition of interrogative

Origin : c.1500, from Late Latin interrogativus "pertaining to a question," from Latin interrogat-, past participle stem of interrogare (see interrogation) + -ive.

adj quizzical

Example sentences :

Calendar paused, interrogative; Kirkwood remained interested but silent.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

The accent was interrogative, although it was plain that only one answer was expected.
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

But coming out of my stateroom with an interrogative “Mr. Jacobus?”
Extract from : « 'Twixt Land & Sea » by Joseph Conrad

What Inflection is placed on the Interrogative sentence in Par.
Extract from : « The Ontario High School Reader » by A.E. Marty

At last, he caught the idea of location—but it was location in the interrogative!
Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell

She knew by the change of his look, interrogative, amused, incredulous.
Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain

Not that the great word of words—affirmative or interrogative—was spoken then or there.
Extract from : « Bonaventure » by George Washington Cable

How does the interrogative form of the sentence give it vividness?
Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature » by Ontario Ministry of Education

He was a sharp child, interrogative in mind, and extremely loquacious.
Extract from : « The Green Carnation » by Robert Smythe Hichens

This interrogative conjecture was probably too near the truth.
Extract from : « The Boy Slaves » by Mayne Reid

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