[syn: interrogative, interrogatory]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Interrogatory \In`ter*rog"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. Interrogatories.
[Cf. F. interrogatoire.]
A formal question or inquiry; esp. (Law), a question or
series of questions asked in writing, usually as part of a
lawsuit. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Interrogatory \In`ter*rog"a*to*ry\, a. [L. interrogatorius.]
Containing, expressing, or implying a question; as, an
interrogatory sentence.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
interrogatory
adj 1: relating to the use of or having the nature of an
interrogation [syn: interrogative, interrogatory]
[ant: asserting(a), declarative, declaratory]
n 1: formal systematic questioning [syn: interrogation,
examination, interrogatory]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "interrogatory":
answering, catechistic, communicating, communicational,
communional, conversational, curious, inquiring, inquisitional,
inquisitorial, interacting, interactional, interactive,
intercommunicational, intercommunicative, intercommunional,
interresponsive, interrogation, interrogational, interrogative,
linguistic, oral, query, querying, question, questioning,
quizzical, quizzing, responsive, speech, telepathic,
transmissional, verbal