adj
Meaning 1
Serving to interrogate; questioning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- an interrogatory glance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
interrogatory
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˌɪntəˈɹɑɡəˌtɔɹi/
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UK: /ˌɪntəˈɹɒɡətəɹi/
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UK: /ˌɪntəˈɹɒɡətɹi/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T EH0 R AA1 G AH0 T AO2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A formal question or set of questions submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A question; an interrogation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adjective
Meaning 4
relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: interrogative
Antonyms: declaratory
noun
Meaning 5
formal systematic questioning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: interrogation, examination
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: questioning, inquiring
Narrower terms: catechism, deposition, inquisition, third degree, cross-examination, direct examination, redirect examination, reexamination, interview, debriefing
History
Etymology
From Late Latin; equivalent to interrogate + -ory (“pertaining to”), or more distantly inter- + rogatory.