interrogatory
/ˌɪntəˈɹɑɡəˌtɔɹi/
interrogatory means serving to interrogate; questioning. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.
interrogatory is pronounced /ˌɪntəˈɹɑɡəˌtɔɹi/.
Etymology
From Late Latin; equivalent to interrogate + -ory (“pertaining to”), or more distantly inter- + rogatory.
adj
- Serving to interrogate; questioning.“an interrogatory glance”
noun
- A formal question or set of questions submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule.“Sidney interposed with an interrogatory concerning the legality of the evidence”
- A question; an interrogation.“But when he found that some of his interrogatories were evaded, and others answered undecisively, the look of gentleness which he had assumed, vanished, and his brow wore the cloud of disappointment and of anger.”