interrogativeadj.n.

/ɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv/

Etymology: < late Latin interrogātīvus: see interrogate v. and -ive suffix. Compare French interrogatif, -ive (1507 in Godefroy).

A. adj.

1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of questioning; having the form or force of a question.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [adjective]

interrogatory1576

interrogative1597

questioning1600

questionarya1602

pysmatic1652

querical1699

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > interrogation > [adjective]

interrogative1597

erotetic1848

interrogational1880

quizzing1915

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxiii. 152 The baptisme which saueth vs is..ἐπερώτημα, an interrogatiue triall of a good conscience towards God.

1698 R. South 12 Serm. III. 5 Nor does this Interrogative way of Expression import only a bare Negation of the Thing.

1711 J. Greenwood Ess. Pract. Eng. Gram. 209 The substantive comes before the verb except in an Interrogative sentence.

1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia II. xiii. 314 Miriam made interrogative signs, which Pelagia understood as asking her whether she was alone.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 152 The Platonic ideas are tested by the interrogative method of Socrates.

2. Rhetoric and Grammar. Of a word or form: Employed in asking a question. interrogative pronoun, the pronouns who? which? what? whether? interrogative adverb, such as where? when? why? wherefore? interrogative point = interrogation n. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [adjective] > interrogative

interrogative1520

1520 R. Whittington Uulgaria sig. B.v^v Nownes interrogatyue: as quis, vter.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 80 Of the pronownes interrogatives.

?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Pi The coniugation interrogatiue, As, Am I: Suis ie.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. iv. 62 His comma, colon, and interrogatiue point.

1620 T. Granger Syntagma Logicum 250 The interrogative particle, whether.

a1831 J. Stoddart Gram. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) I. 186/1 The..interrogative form of the verb.

3. Given to asking questions; inquisitive. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective]

inquisitivec1386

inquiring1598

investigating1631

inquirous1632

burrow-headed1650

curious1653

interested1665

inquisitous1694

interrogative1709

yuky1719

Eve-ish1753

inquisite1808

wondering1810

percontatorial1849

questionous1893

quizzy1920

curious-minded1928

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 140. ⁋11 Such Interrogative Gentlewomen are to be answered no other Way than by Interrogation.

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 35 He is a tall, thin, bony man, with an interrogative nose, and little restless perking eyes.

B. n.

1. An interrogation, a question. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [noun] > act or instance of

askOE

askingOE

questionc1350

demandc1386

inquestc1400

interrogationc1405

inquisitionc1440

questioninga1450

inquirea1500

manda1500

terogatores1511

interrogatory1533

inquiry1548

interrogator1561

interrogativea1586

quaere1589

intergatory1590

A1591

Q1591

query1610

interrogate1633

starter1673

querical1699

speer1788

qy.1819

Q1902

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. D1 These men..with a scornefull interogatiue, doe..aske.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 295 Olenus Calenus..intended by subtill interrogatiue to translate the benefit thereof to his owne native countrey of Tuscane.

1847 Jeffrey Let. in Cockburn Life II. cxciv I do expect and require an answer to all these interrogatives.

2. Grammar. A word or form employed in asking a question; esp. an interrogative pronoun.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [noun] > use of interrogative > interrogative word or form

interrogative1530

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement Introd. 29 Relatyves as qui or lequel; interrogatyves as qui.

1534 N. Udall Floures for Latine Spekynge gathered oute of Terence 104 (R.) For al voices that are relatiues, may sometimes be interrogatiues, as whan they aske a question.

1762 R. Lowth Short Introd. Eng. Gram. (1838) 39 Who, which, what, are called Interrogatives, when they are used in asking questions.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. v. 96 They [relatives] are demonstratives and interrogatives put to a new use.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	interrogative
释义	interrogativeadj.n. /ɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv/ Etymology: < late Latin interrogātīvus: see interrogate v. and -ive suffix. Compare French interrogatif, -ive (1507 in Godefroy). A. adj. 1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of questioning; having the form or force of a question. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [adjective] interrogatory1576 interrogative1597 questioning1600 questionarya1602 pysmatic1652 querical1699 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > interrogation > [adjective] interrogative1597 erotetic1848 interrogational1880 quizzing1915 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxiii. 152 The baptisme which saueth vs is..ἐπερώτημα, an interrogatiue triall of a good conscience towards God. 1698 R. South 12 Serm. III. 5 Nor does this Interrogative way of Expression import only a bare Negation of the Thing. 1711 J. Greenwood Ess. Pract. Eng. Gram. 209 The substantive comes before the verb except in an Interrogative sentence. 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia II. xiii. 314 Miriam made interrogative signs, which Pelagia understood as asking her whether she was alone. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 152 The Platonic ideas are tested by the interrogative method of Socrates. 2. Rhetoric and Grammar. Of a word or form: Employed in asking a question. interrogative pronoun, the pronouns who? which? what? whether? interrogative adverb, such as where? when? why? wherefore? interrogative point = interrogation n. 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [adjective] > interrogative interrogative1520 1520 R. Whittington Uulgaria sig. B.v^v Nownes interrogatyue: as quis, vter. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 80 Of the pronownes interrogatives. ?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Pi The coniugation interrogatiue, As, Am I: Suis ie. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. iv. 62 His comma, colon, and interrogatiue point. 1620 T. Granger Syntagma Logicum 250 The interrogative particle, whether. a1831 J. Stoddart Gram. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) I. 186/1 The..interrogative form of the verb. 3. Given to asking questions; inquisitive. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] inquisitivec1386 inquiring1598 investigating1631 inquirous1632 burrow-headed1650 curious1653 interested1665 inquisitous1694 interrogative1709 yuky1719 Eve-ish1753 inquisite1808 wondering1810 percontatorial1849 questionous1893 quizzy1920 curious-minded1928 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 140. ⁋11 Such Interrogative Gentlewomen are to be answered no other Way than by Interrogation. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 35 He is a tall, thin, bony man, with an interrogative nose, and little restless perking eyes. B. n. 1. An interrogation, a question. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [noun] > act or instance of askOE askingOE questionc1350 demandc1386 inquestc1400 interrogationc1405 inquisitionc1440 questioninga1450 inquirea1500 manda1500 terogatores1511 interrogatory1533 inquiry1548 interrogator1561 interrogativea1586 quaere1589 intergatory1590 A1591 Q1591 query1610 interrogate1633 starter1673 querical1699 speer1788 qy.1819 Q1902 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. D1 These men..with a scornefull interogatiue, doe..aske. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 295 Olenus Calenus..intended by subtill interrogatiue to translate the benefit thereof to his owne native countrey of Tuscane. 1847 Jeffrey Let. in Cockburn Life II. cxciv I do expect and require an answer to all these interrogatives. 2. Grammar. A word or form employed in asking a question; esp. an interrogative pronoun. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [noun] > use of interrogative > interrogative word or form interrogative1530 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement Introd. 29 Relatyves as qui or lequel; interrogatyves as qui. 1534 N. Udall Floures for Latine Spekynge gathered oute of Terence 104 (R.) For al voices that are relatiues, may sometimes be interrogatiues, as whan they aske a question. 1762 R. Lowth Short Introd. Eng. Gram. (1838) 39 Who, which, what, are called Interrogatives, when they are used in asking questions. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. v. 96 They [relatives] are demonstratives and interrogatives put to a new use. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1520
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