What does inquisitory mean?

inquisitory means "diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation".

How many syllables are in inquisitory?

inquisitory has 5 syllables: inq-ui-si-to-ry. The stress falls on "si".

What is another word for inquisitory?

Close synonyms include probing, searching. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is inquisitory a common word?

inquisitory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

inquisitory — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
“a probing inquiry”
“a searching investigation of their past dealings”
Synonymsprobing searching
Similarinquiring

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What does inquisitory mean?: inquisitory means "diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation".
How many syllables are in inquisitory?: inquisitory has 5 syllables: inq-ui-si-to-ry. The stress falls on "si".
What is another word for inquisitory?

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