"percontatorial" meaning in English

See percontatorial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pəkɒntəˈtɔəɹɪəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more percontatorial [comparative], most percontatorial [superlative]
enPR: pərkŏntətōʹrĭəl [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: First attested in 1853; formed from Latin percontātōrius (from percontōr (“to inquire”)) + -al. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|percontātōrius}} Latin percontātōrius Head templates: {{en-adj}} percontatorial (comparative more percontatorial, superlative most percontatorial)
  1. (obsolete) Given to or characterised by the asking of questions, especially open-ended ones (percontations). Tags: obsolete Related terms: percontation, percontative, punctus percontativus (english: rhetorical question mark)
    Sense id: en-percontatorial-en-adj-iS8QdLXN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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