percontatorial

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UK/pəkɒntəˈtɔəɹɪəl/

adjective

Given to or characterised by the asking of questions, especially open-ended ones (percontations).

OriginLatin percontātōrius →
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Meanings

adjectivepercontatorial (comparative more percontatorial, superlative most percontatorial)

comparative more percontatorial · superlative most percontatorial

  1. obsoleteGiven to or characterised by the asking of questions, especially open-ended ones (percontations).

Origin

  1. Latinpercontātōrius
  2. Englishpercontatorial

First attested in 1853; formed from Latin percontātōrius (from percontōr (“to inquire”)) + -al.

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APA

percontatorial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percontatorial

MLA

“percontatorial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percontatorial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “percontatorial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percontatorial.

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