In works printed in the Spanish language this mark is not only placed at the end of an interrogative sentence,
but is also placed, inverted [as thus (&iques)], at the beginning.
Interrogative
(In`ter*rog"a*tive) a. [L. interrogativus: cf. F. interrogatif.] Denoting a question; expressed
in the form of a question; as, an interrogative sentence; an interrogative pronoun.
Interrogative
(In`ter*rog"a*tive), n. (Gram.) A word used in asking questions; as, who? which? why?
Interrogatively
(In`ter*rog"a*tive*ly), adv. In the form of, or by means of, a question; in an interrogative
manner.
Interrogator
(In*ter"ro*ga`tor) n. [L.: cf. F. interrogateur.] One who asks questions; a questioner.
Interrogatory
(In`ter*rog"a*to*ry) n.; pl. Interrogatories [Cf. F. interrogatoire.] A formal question or
inquiry; esp. (Law), a question asked in writing. Macaulay.
Interrogatory
(In`ter*rog"a*to*ry) a. [L. interrogatorius.] Containing, expressing, or implying a question; as,
an interrogatory sentence.
Interrupt
(In`ter*rupt") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interrupting.] [L. interruptus, p.
p. of interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See Rupture.]
1. To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere
with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks of anyone
speaking.
Do not interrupt me in my course.
Shak. 2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by
a single hill.
Interrupt
(In`ter*rupt"), p. a. [L. interruptus, p. p.] Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] Milton.
