interrogative
/ˌɪn.təˈɹɒ.ɡə.tɪv/ · noun
Meaning
- (grammar) A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc.
- A question; an interrogation.
- (grammar) Asking or denoting a question: as, an interrogative phrase, pronoun, or point.
- Pertaining to inquiry; questioning
- The punctuation mark "?", used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
- A state of doubt or uncertainty.
- An enigmatic, inscrutable, or mysterious person or thing; an enigma, a riddle.
- Polygonia interrogationis, a North American nymphalid butterfly with a silver mark on the underside of its hindwing resembling a question mark (sense 1).
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