percontatorial

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

percontatorial (comparative more percontatorial, superlative most percontatorial)

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

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References[edit]

  • Percontatorial, a.” listed as a subentry of “Percontation” on page 676 of volume 7 (O–P) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1909]
      Percontation…So Percontatorial (pəɹkǫntătōᵊ·riăl) a., given to, or pertaining to, questioning; inquisitive. […] 1853 Thackeray In United States, This percontatorial foible has grown with the national growth. 1861 Sat. Rev. 18 May 496 The forms of the house, on putting a question, do not admit the percontatorial process to be continued.
  • “percontatorial, a.” listed as a subentry of “percontation” in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
  • † percontatorial, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [3rd ed., September 2005]