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percontatorial

UK/pəkɒntəˈtɔəɹɪəl/

percontatorial adjective: given to or characterised by the asking of questions, especially open-ended ones (percontations).

Adjective

percontatorial (comparative more percontatorial, superlative most percontatorial)

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

Forms of percontatorial

comparativemore percontatorial
superlativemost percontatorial

Origin of percontatorial

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

Questions about percontatorial

What does percontatorial mean?
Percontatorial means given to or characterised by the asking of questions, especially open-ended ones (percontations).
What part of speech is percontatorial?
Percontatorial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce percontatorial?
Percontatorial is pronounced /pəkɒntəˈtɔəɹɪəl/ (UK).

Words near percontatorial in the dictionary

  1. percomorphaceans
  2. percomorphs
  3. percontation
  4. percontations
  5. percontative
  6. percontatorial
  7. perconvol
  8. percophid
  9. percophids
  10. percopsid
  11. percopsids

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