interrogative

UK/ˌɪn.təˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/US/ˌɪn.təˈɹɑ.ɡə.tɪv/

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Interrogative means having the form of a question. An interrogative tone, the interrogative form, interrogative pronouns.

In grammar it names the sentence type and the words that build one, so who, what and which are interrogative pronouns. Of a look or a voice it means questioning.

Definitions of interrogative

1adjectiveinterrogativeHaving the form of a question.C2
“He raised an interrogative eyebrow and waited.”

interrogative is a quality.

Where it comes from

Latin interrogativus comes from interrogare, to ask, from inter plus rogare, to ask.

Latin
interrogātīvus
English, today
interrogative

From Latin interrogātīvus, equivalent to interrogate + -ive.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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interrogative in the wild

Rhetorical questions, for instance, are interrogative in form but may not be considered bona fide questions, as they are not expected to be answered.
Question
The English pronoun who is an interrogative pronoun and a relative pronoun, used primarily to refer to persons.
Who (pronoun)
An interrogative word or question word is a function word used to ask a question, such as what, which, when, where, who, whom, whose, why, whether and how.
Interrogative word
An interrogative clause is a clause whose form is typically associated with question-like meanings.
Interrogative
Also, the additional question mark closing the statement assures that the reader is informed of the interrogative mood.
Interrogative

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