interrogatory
adjective/ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətri/
/ˌɪntəˈrɑːɡətri/
- seeming to be asking a question or demanding an answer to something
- an interrogatory stare
Word Originmid 16th cent.: the noun from medieval Latin interrogatoria, plural of interrogatorium; the adjective from late Latin interrogatorius, based on Latin interrogare, from inter- ‘between’ + rogare ‘ask’.Definitions on the go
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