Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Interrogative \In`ter*rog"a*tive\, a. [L. interrogativus: cf. F.
interrogatif.]
Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a question; as,
an interrogative sentence; an interrogative pronoun.
Interrogative \In`ter*rog"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)
A word used in asking questions; as, who? which? why?
Source : WordNet®
interrogative
adj 1: relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood; "not
all questions have an interrogative construction"
2: relating to the use of or having the nature of an
interrogation [syn: {interrogatory}, {asking(a)}] [ant: {declarative},
{declarative}]
interrogative
n 1: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a
direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his
interrogations" [syn: {question}, {interrogation}, {interrogative
sentence}]
2: some linguists consider interrogative sentences to
constitute a mood [syn: {interrogative mood}]