1 (formal) asking a question; in the form of a question:
an interrogative gesture / remark / sentence
2 (grammar) used in questions:
interrogative pronouns / determiners / adverbs (for example, who, which and why)
interrogatively adverb
noun (grammar) a question word, especially a pronoun or a DETERMINER such as who or which
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is interrogative a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, interrogative is tagged as adjective.
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