questioning vs interrogatory
interrogatory vs questioningquestioning and interrogatory both are nouns.
questioning and interrogatory both are adjectives.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| questioning | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| interrogatory | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
interrogatory is a hyponym of
questioning; that is, interrogatory is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
questioning:
- questioning: a request for information
- interrogatory: formal systematic questioning
Other hyponyms of questioning include
challenge, enquiry, inquiry, interrogation, query, question, examination, interrogation.
| questioning (noun) | interrogatory (noun) |
|---|---|
| a request for information | formal systematic questioning |
| questioning (adjective) | interrogatory (adjective) |
|---|---|
| showing curiosity | relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation |
| marked by or given to doubt | |
| perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know) |
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