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questionary

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkwɛstʃən(ə)ɹi/
  • General-American: /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənɛɹi/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Inquiring; asking questions; testing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • August 17, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift [...] And I grow Laconic even beyond Laconicisme; for sometimes I return only Yes, or No, to questionary or petitionary Epistles of half a yard long.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A questionnaire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A list of questions; a text comprising a set of questions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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History

Etymology

Either from French questionnaire or formed in English from question + -ary.